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Notre Dame football safety Adon Shuler seems OK after leaving practice
SOUTH BEND Adon Shuler, stalwart safety for Notre Dame football, experienced a brief scare early in the third practice of fall camp.The two-time captain and multiyear starter came up limping after CJ Carr completed a short pass over the middle to Micah Gilbert on the first play of a two-minute drill. Shuler headed to the sideline medical tent, where he spent several minutes with a team athletic trainer. Shulers right cleat was removed, and training staff appeared to focus on the safetys right knee as well.A compression sleeve was added to Shulers right knee.Jonaz Walton: Could freshman be the next great Notre Dame football running back?Soon thereafter, the Irvington, NJ product hopped off the medical table and walked over with a smile to give offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock a quick update and a hug. Shuler then spent a few minutes talking between practice periods on the field with athletic trainer Rob Hunt, before later returning to his position group for individual drills.Over the past two seasons, Shuler has played 1,429 defensive snaps and started 27 of 28 games. He had to sit out the first half against Purdue last September after a fourth-quarter targeting ejection in the loss to Texas A&M the previous week.In a news conference on Tuesday, Aug. 6 ahead of training camp, Shuler was asked how he hoped the 2026 Irish defense would be viewed by the opposition this year.You know when you play your older brother in video games? Shuler said. Youre like, Oh, I have to play him. I feel like thats how I want it to be with the defense. Like, Man, we have to play Notre Dame this week. No matter where we go with the ball, theres going to be a guy there thats about their business. That was the vibe last season after the Irish rallied from an 0-2 start to win their last 10 games.Thats the goal for the defense, Shuler said. No matter where you go, there aint no weak points in the defense. Were going to attack you, you know?Mike Berardino covers Notre Dame football for the South Bend Tribune and NDInsider.com. Follow him on social media @MikeBerardino,This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: Notre Dame football safety Adon Shuler seems OK after leaving practice
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