Houston Receiver Patrick Edwards Broke His Leg

Patrick Edwards, a wide receiver who plays for Houston, broke his leg on in a game Tuesday. The freshman was going after a pass at full speed in the third quarter Tuesday night when his right shin hit a cart in the back of the end zone. OUCH !!!

Edwards told The Associated Press from his hospital room in Huntington that he didn’t see several carts that were parked against a grass embankment.

"I just saw the ball in the air and once it came down, I hit the cart and flipped over it."

He doesn’t blame Marshall but said the Conference USA officiating crew should have ensured the carts were moved away.

"They are supposed to check and see if everything is off the field."

His mother, Patricia Edwards, told Houston television station KRIV she is considering legal action against Marshall.

"I thought I didn’t have a son anymore, the way he flipped. I thought we had lost him. He could have been paralyzed or something."

The Quarterback isn’t supposed to throw the ball outside the boundaries of the field either.

Houston associate athletic director Chris Burkhalter said Edwards, who is Houston’s leading receiver with 634 yards on 46 catches, suffered a compound fracture and had a rod inserted in his lower right leg during surgery.

Edwards is expected to make a full recovery. He said:

"The doctor said I will be good, ready for next season."