Alabama sophomore safety Daniel Wright underwent surgery Thursday, he shared via Twitter.

Wright suffered a shoulder injury during the preseason that sounded like it could be serious.

“D. Wright also has a shoulder issue that is being evaluated, has been evaluated,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said in August. “I don’t think we’ve come to a conclusion on what the best course of action is. Dr. (Lyle) Cain and family are sort of working through that right now.

“We're hoping this is something that can be managed and maybe he can play this season, but that kind of remains to be seen.”

*** UPDATE: Wright will reportedly miss the remainder of the season with the surgery, per AL.com.

Wright has only played in four games, so he could redshirt this season. That matches up with what Saban said after Wednesday’s practice when discussing depth on defense and offense.



“We’ve got four guys on defense that would be in the two-deep that are basically out for the year for whatever reason,” Saban said. That’s not a good thing for the depth of our team.”

We already know linebackers Terrell Lewis and Christopher Allen and cornerback Jalyn Armour-Davis are all sidelined by knee injuries. And now with Wright’s tweet, he would make four.

What’s interesting about his announcement, however, is Saban said last night that the safety is suspended from the team for violating team rules. Wright was not spotted at the Crimson Tide’s Wednesday practice, and Saban shared why he wasn’t there in a press conference.

Wright played in all 14 of Alabama’s games a year ago as a true freshman and looked to build on that experience as a sophomore in 2018. But the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., native sustained a shoulder injury in the preseason, got suspended and most recently had surgery. How long it will be before he sees the field again, or even returns this season, remains unclear as of Thursday.

Wright was a 4-star prospect in the 2017 recruiting cycle, per the 247Sports Composite. He was the No. 16-rated safety, No. 22 player in the state of Florida and No. 122 overall prospect.

At Wednesday’s practice, Alabama worked on its dime defense -- where Wright is usually the second-team safety. The second dime group was made up of Josh Jobe and Nigel Knott at corner, Kyriq McDonald and D.J. Lewis in the slot, Jared Mayden and Keaton Anderson (with Eddie Smith shadowing him) at safety and Markail Benton at inside linebacker.

Contact Charlie Potter by 247Sports' personal messaging or on Twitter (@Charlie_Potter).

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