No, Jaelan Phillips wanted everyone to know, he was not being careless with a scooter when he sustained a wrist injury that forced him to watch spring practice in a yellow jersey.
“Imma clear things up about this ‘scooter accident’ thing,” the UCLA outside linebacker tweeted in April. “I got hit by a car … don’t get it twisted.”
Phillips was in and out of the lineup after sustaining a severe ankle injury against Memphis on Sept. 16, making only one more start the rest of the season.
He was extremely productive when he did play, his seven tackles for loss ranking fourth on the team, but it still felt like an opportunity lost.