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Next man up: Kentucky tight end edition

During Friday’s spring game, Rigg served as the team’s fourth-highest receiver, finishing with three catches for 40 yards, including a tricky 24-yard catch that was good for a Blue Team touchdown.

Give @justinrigg83 SIX.

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— Kentucky Football (@UKFootball) April 12, 2019

His return to football has been a long time coming, thanks to a combination of Conrad’s success last season and a series of freak injuries. Rigg has suffered from not one, but two internal organ lacerations – his spleen and, in a separate incident, his kidney.