Mids lose Gonzales for season

Navy's Daniel Gonzales tackles Fordham running back Chase Edmonds for a loss in the second quarter. The Navy Midshipmen take on the visiting Fordham Rams in the opening game of their 2016 NCAA football season Saturday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. (By Paul W. Gillespie / Capital Gazette) No football team can afford to lose a starter to a season-ending injury. It hurts even more when that player is your defensive captain and second-leading tackler.

Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo announced on Tuesday that senior inside linebacker Daniel Gonzales suffered a career-ending injury during last Saturday's loss to Air Force. Gonzales went down in the first half with a foot injury and did…