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Former Walton Star Will Miss Football Season at UGA

Brandon Burrows will need surgery to repair his ailing shoulder. The linebacker will miss the entire 2011 season.

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Former standout Brandon Burrows will miss the entire 2011 football season with the Georgia Bulldogs after shoulder surgery on Aug. 2, according to a release from the team.

According to UGA Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine Ron Courson, Burrows of will miss the 2011 football season; however, a full return to football is anticipated following rehabilitation.

Burrows is a redshirt freshman and a backup inside linebacker on the Georgia roster.

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The procedure that Burrows will undergo is an attempt to correct a chronic instability in his shoulder.

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