UCLA Coach Jim Mora texted his star quarterback Monday morning, not expecting a response. Josh Rosen had just undergone surgery to repair soft-tissue damage in his throwing shoulder that has sidelined him since early October and will force him to miss the rest of the season.
The procedure apparently didn’t restrict the use of Rosen’s cellphone.
“About two seconds later,” Mora recalled, “he called and he sounded like he hadn’t even been under. He sounded encouraged.”
There was plenty of optimism about Rosen’s recovery after the procedure performed by Dr.