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Pair of Clemson defensive starters to miss spring practice

Clemson’s Nyles Pinckney (44) reacts after stopping a fake field goal by Alabama during the second half of the NCAA college football playoff championship game, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
Clemson’s Nyles Pinckney (44) reacts after stopping a fake field goal by Alabama during the second half of the NCAA college football playoff championship game, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) Ben Margot AP
CLEMSON

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney announced during his press conference Wednesday afternoon that Clemson will be down a pair of defensive starters during the spring.

Clemson defensive tackles Jordan Williams and Nyles Pinckney will both be out with injuries.

Pinckney has a pec injury, while Williams hurt his leg playing basketball and is going to have a screw put in his leg.

The two are expected to replace Christian Wilkins and Dexter Lawrence, who are off to the NFL.

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Matt Connolly is the Clemson University sports beat writer and covers college athletics for The State newspaper and TheState.com. Connolly graduated from USC Upstate in Spartanburg in 2011 and previously worked for The (Spartanburg) Herald Journal covering University of South Carolina athletics. He has been with The State since 2015. Connolly received an APSE top 10 award for beat reporting for his coverage of Clemson in 2019. He has also received several SCPA awards, including top sports feature in 2019. Support my work with a digital subscription
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