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Pitt DT Calijah Kancey Heads to Locker Room With Shoulder Injury

The Pitt Panthers will play the rest of the Duke game without their best defender.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt DT Calijah Kancey Heads to Locker Room With Shoulder Injury
Pitt DT Calijah Kancey Heads to Locker Room With Shoulder Injury /
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PITTSBURGH -- Midway through their game against Duke, the Pitt Panthers lost their best defender to injury. Stud defensive tackle Calijah Kancey, the most talented and productive player on the outstanding defensive line, went down late in the third quarter. 

Kancey was holding his left shoulder after Shayne Simon came up with a key sack. He came off the field and was attended to by trainers before heading to the locker room. He did not return to the sideline as the game turned to the fourth quarter and the defense came back onto the field for their next series.

Expect a healthy dose of David Green and Devin Danielson in the middle with Kancey out. The Panthers have strong depth at that position and should be able to fill the massive hole he leaves behind without much issue. 

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Stephen Thompson
STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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