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Matt Fortuna, ESPN Staff Writer 9y

Duke CB Bryon Fields suffers torn ACL, to miss season

College Football, Duke Blue Devils

Duke starting cornerback Bryon Fields will miss the 2015 season after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament tear in his right knee during Tuesday's practice.

"The cruelest element of college football -- and for all of college athletics -- is injury, and we certainly feel heartbreak at this time for Bryon and his family," Duke coach David Cutcliffe said in a news release. "We know Bryon is in great hands with our medical staff, and I have all the confidence in the world in Bryon's dedication and perseverance to overcome this obstacle. The challenge for a football team to lose a player with Bryon's ability and experience is significant, but it's one we'll embrace."

A 5-foot-11, 180-pound junior, Fields has played in all 27 games in his Blue Devils career, starting 14. The native of Charlotte, North Carolina, has 112 tackles, 3.5 for loss, 1 sack, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovery and 8 pass breakups.

It is the latest significant injury this offseason for Duke, which also has lost sixth-year linebacker Kelby Brown, who suffered his fourth ACL tear, and redshirt junior running back Jela Duncan, who suffered a partially torn pectoral muscle. Two other running backs are nursing lower-body injuries.

The Blue Devils open Sept. 3 at Tulane.

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