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Gators WR Justin Shorter cleared to leave hospital

By Chelena Goldman | Last updated 12/24/21

Florida Gators wide receiver Justin Shorter has been cleared to leave the hospital on Friday after having to be carted off the field during the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl on Thursday, ESPN reported.

In the fourth quarter of Thursday's game, Shorter jumped in the air to catch a pass from Emory Jones when he was hit in the back by UCF defensive back Quadric Bullard. The hit caused Shorter's head to snap backward before he fell to the turf, where he lay motionless for several seconds.

Shorter was carted off the field and taken to the hospital.

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Shorter's family released a statement following the wideout's discharge from the hospital, saying the wideout is headed home and "is on his way to making a full recovery."