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http://auburn.247sports.com/Article/Georgia-Bulldogs-Rico-Johnson-dealing-with-medical-issue-31663790

Freshman cornerback Rico Johnson's playing career at Georgia is in jeopardy as a result of a recently discovered long-term medical issue, sources have told Dawgs247.

UGA will likely place Johnson on medical scholarship because of the condition, per sources, though the team has yet to officially confirm that step. Per NCAA rules, a player can take a medical scholarship and continue to stay in school on scholarship while not counting against a team's 85-man limit provided he no longer continue to play football.

Losing Johnson would be another blow for a thin and inexperienced Georgia secondary that has dealt with attrition for various reasons for much of the past year.

A former standout at Swainsboro (Ga.) High School, Johnson signed with UGA as a wide receiver earlier this year after a season of prep school. He switched to cornerback prior to the start of preseason practices. He earned a spot with the second-string and has played in each of Georgia's four games to this point, either on defense or special teams, totalling five tackles.

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Thoughts and prayers for this young man. It is hard to see your lifelong dream come to an end but at least it was discovered before something bad happened. When one door closes another one opens

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Prayers sent just now. May God Bless this young man.

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That's a tough one for the kid and his family. Prayers for he and his family.

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