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Alabama football linebacker Deontae Lawson out for rest of 2024 season. What we know
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- Alabama football linebacker Deontae Lawson out for rest of 2024 season. What we know
Alabama football linebacker Deontae Lawson will be out for the rest of the 2024 season.
ESPN first reported the injury Monday. Alabama defensive coordinator Kane Wommack said Lawson will not be available against Auburn . Kalen DeBoer confirmed Lawson would be out for the season.
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Lawson left Saturday's 24-3 loss to Oklahoma after a tackle against Sooners quarterback Jackson Arnold .
Arnold tried to cut inside on Lawson, who brough the quarterback down and made the stop. Lawson was then helped off the field and was evaluated for an injury in the medical tent. An Alabama spokesman confirmed that Lawson would be out for the rest of the game with a lower-extremity injury.
Oklahoma Sooners wide receiver Brenen Thompson (15) runs in front of defensive back Malachi Moore (13) and Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Deontae Lawson (0) during a college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Alabama Crimson Tide at Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024.
Lawson came in with 74 tackles, four pass deflections and two sacks. Lawson left Saturday's loss with two tackles and a fumble recovery.
Lawson is also Alabama's play-caller on defense as the Crimson Tide 's only player with in-helmet communication.
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Who will take over for Alabama football LB Deontae Lawson ?
Justin Jefferson replaced Lawson and played for the rest of the Oklahoma loss next to Jihaad Campbell and Qua Russaw .
Jefferson finished with six tackles — one solo and five assisted — against the Sooners. He had 46 tackles, two sacks, a forced fumble and pass deflection in 2024.
Wommack said Jefferson has worked with the greet dot communication all season, and will take over for Lawson against Auburn. Campbell has worked with it as well, he said, but is difficult for him to use playing multiple linebacker spots.
Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at cgay@gannett.com or follow him @_ColinGay on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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