Damiere Byrd "trying to get back to the light again"

Damiere Byrd has elite straight line speed, but his fledgling career is already dotted with twists and turns.The former South Carolina Gamecock wideout recently detailed those peaks and valleys in a recent visit to Columbia, S.C. with digital media producer Austin Gaines.

While walking on the Willams-Brice Stadium turf for the first time since his Senior Day in 2014, Byrd recalled a junior season when he had 33 receptions for 575 yards – a nice jump from the 15 catches and 382 yards he totaled his first two years. But that breakout was short-lived. Byrd injured his knee on the first day of practice for the Capital One Bowl, a setback that plagued him throughout a senior season that saw his…