Former Ohio State WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba has wrist surgery ahead of 2023 NFL season
Jaxon Smith-Njigba's start of the 2023 NFL season may be in jeopardy.
The former Ohio State and current Seattle Seahawks wide receiver is having surgery after breaking a bone in his wrist in Saturday night's preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys according to ESPN.
Seahawks’ first-round pick Jaxon Smith-Njigba broke a bone in his wrist on the play in which he almost scored Saturday night. He will have it surgically repaired today in Philadelphia. https://t.co/C7oTkoBv94
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 22, 2023
According to the report, Smith-Njigba could be ready for the start of the regular season, but that the surgery will determine how much time he will be sidelined.
Smith-Njigba was one of two first-round NFL draft picks by the Seahawks in 2023 being selected No. 9 overall, joining former Illinois cornerback Devon Witherspoon, who was selected at No. 5 overall.
In two preseason games, Smith-Njigba brought in six receptions for 83 yards on seven targets.
From 2020-22, Smith-Njigba caught 110 passes for 1,698 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns for Ohio State, including nine during the 2021 campaign where he led the team in both receptions and receiving yards.
Smith-Njigba was limited to three games his junior year with a lingering hamstring injury, catching only five passes for 43 yards.
Smith-Njigba was the first receiver selected in the 2023 NFL draft, and was the third Buckeye receiver to be selected in the first round of the draft in two years along with Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson.
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