Saleem starting, but not full speed

Troy sophmore Ismail Saleem is playing through injuries this spring as the Montgomery native is starting at wide receiver for the Trojans. Duane Rankin/Montgomery Advertiser

TROY – Ismail Saleem isn’t running at his usual WiFi speed right now.

The sophomore receiver from Montgomery is “a little sore” from injuries sustained in a scrimmage earlier this spring practice, said Troy head coach Neal Brown.

Going up for short pass that sailed high in a crowd last Friday night and coming down awkwardly didn’t help matters as Saleem labored in trying to run after the play and missed most of scrimmage. Now there’s a chance he won’t be able to play in Saturday’s T-Day spring game at Veteran Memorial…