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Dec. 22, 1997
Tight End Keur Injured in Practice
Ruptured achilles tendon will keep Keur out of Jeep Aloha Bowl
HONOLULU - Second-team All-Big Ten tight end Josh Keur ruptured his left achilles tendon late in practice Sunday, Dec. 21, and will miss the Jeep Aloha Bowl Dec. 25 against Washington.
"It's unfortunate," head coach Nick Saban said. "It is especially unfortunate when you consider that we were five plays from the end of practice and all Josh was doing was going in motion. His achilles tendon has been bothering him all season and it just gave way."
Keur, a senior and native of Muskegon, Mich., finished the regular season third in receiving for Michigan State with 34 catches for 355 yards. He shared the MSU Downtown Coaches Club Award for the Outstanding Senior Offensive Player.