Injured Auburn football player undergoes surgery

Auburn defensive back Jeremiah Dinson had surgery on his injured right shoulder this week, as first reported by 247 Sports’ Brandon Marcello. Dinson is expected to be back by Auburn’s fall camp, per AL.com.

Dinson left Auburn’s A-Day after the first play of the second quarter last Saturday. He had one tackle for loss in the scrimmage. During postgame interviews, Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn said Dinson “had a little shoulder issue” but did not know the severity of the injury.

Dinson played in all 14 games for the Tigers in 2017, making 11 starts at nickelback. He had 47 tackles in his sophomore season.

Dinson dealt with a shoulder injury as a freshman in 2015 when a blindside hit left him with a dislocated left shoulder and three torn ligaments in his right knee. Those injuries forced Dinson to sit out the remaining 10 games of his freshman year as well as the entire 2016 season.

Dinson moved to safety this spring as the Tigers looked for new answers for their depleted secondary.

This story was originally published April 13, 2018 at 4:33 PM with the headline "Injured Auburn football player undergoes surgery."