Illinois State senior linebacker Boomer Grigsby will not play in Saturdays season finale against Florida Atlantic after undergoing surgery for a lateral meniscus tear in his left knee Wednesday.
The Canton, Ill., native will however, make the trip with the rest of the team this weekend. Grigsby, playing in his final game as a Redbird last Saturday against Northern Iowa, tallied 10 tackles, giving him 580 for his career and surpassing assistant coach Galen Scotts school record of 579.
Grigsby was a four-year starter for the Redbirds after redshirting the 2000 season. Against No. 1 ranked Southern Illinois two weeks ago, he became the Gateway Football Conferences all-time leading tackler, surpassing Eastern Illinois Tim Carver when he tallied his 566th career tackle.
Grigsby, the two-time Gateway Defensive Player of the Year, leaves Illinois State as one of the most decorated athletes in school history along with the NCAA, Gateway and Redbird career tackle records.
