ATHENS, Ga. — Lawrence Cager was already banged-up and uncertain for Georgia down the stretch of this season. But the injury news on the Bulldogs’ leading receiver got even worse on Wednesday.



Cager injured his ankle during Wednesday’s practice and the team was bracing for bad news, including the possibility that it is broken, a source confirmed to The Athletic. The news was first reported by Ugasports.com.



The loss of Cager would be a huge blow to Georgia’s offense. Cager leads Georgia with 33 catches and 476 yards despite missing the better part of four games. Cager was already questionable for Saturday’s game against Georgia Tech, and this injury puts his status for the SEC Championship, and whatever comes thereafter, in serious doubt.



This is how important Cager has been to the offense this season: Cager sat out Saturday’s game against Texas A&M because of lingering rib and shoulder injuries — which also...