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Father of OL Cade Mays suing Georgia for $3.5M after pinkie was severed and 'shot across the floor' at 2017 event

This isn’t something you hear about every day: The father of a soon-to-be former Georgia offensive lineman is suing the school for $3.5 million after he allegedly lost his pinkie finger during a mishap with a folding chair at a recruiting event in 2017.

The offensive lineman is Knoxville native Cade Mays, who recently entered the transfer portal and intends to transfer to Tennessee, according to ESPN.

The lawsuit, which was filed on Dec. 5 and obtained by the Knoxville News Sentinel, recalls the night of Dec. 15, 2017. Cade was at a recruiting event with his father and mother, Kevin and Melinda Mays, at the club level inside Georgia's Sanford Stadium.