Texas A&M sophomore QB Jaylen Henderson has ‘very successful surgery’ on right arm
After suffering a right arm injury on the first play of the Texas Bowl against No. 20 Oklahoma State on Wednesday night in Houston, Texas A&M sophomore quarterback Jaylen Henderson is on the road to recovery.
Henderson’s journey back to Kyle Field got off to a positive start on Thursday, he shared via X.
“Very successful surgery,” Henderson posted. “I appreciate all the thoughts and prayers!”
The sophomore signal caller was hit and landed awkwardly after completing an 11-yard pass to junior wide receiver Jahdae Walker to begin the matchup. As a lefty, he injured his non-throwing arm.
After the 31-23 loss to the Cowboys at NRG Stadium, Aggies interim head coach Elijah Robinson shared his thoughts on the injury.
“Everybody wants to protect the quarterback and it’s not that anybody did anything wrong,” Robinson said Wednesday. “It was just a good hit on the guy and the guy got hurt. For the most part, those guys rallied around (Marcel Reed) and he responded.”
The specifics of Henderson’s injury have not been released. Sports & family medicine physician Jesse Morse, MD was among those on X speculating about what just occurred in the national broadcast on ESPN.
“Likely a fracture and/or dislocation,” Morse posted. “Hard to tell if he fractured humerus (upper arm), elbow or both. He was fitted for an air-cast which is almost always used for a fracture.”
Very successful surgery I appreciate all the thoughts and prayers!
— Jaylen (Jmoney) Henderson (@_Jmoney13_) December 28, 2023
Henderson wasn’t the only Texas A&M player to get banged up in the bowl game. Walker suffered a left shoulder injury attempting to make a touchdown catch in the first period but he later returned. However, the wideout kept it G sporting a sling in an X post on Thursday.
keep it G pic.twitter.com/yF1vVsznRs
— Jahdae “alldae” Walker (@dae2walker) December 28, 2023
“Alldae” endeared himself to the 12th Man by not only participating in the contest but also gutting through an injury to record eight receptions for 137 yards. With a nod to Hall of Fame pass-catcher Shannon Sharpe, Walker let an appreciative Aggies fan know that he left it all out on the gridiron.
https://t.co/wb176rhUHV pic.twitter.com/ZzG58FAcp2
— Jahdae “alldae” Walker (@dae2walker) December 28, 2023
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