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Aaron Anderson injury update: Brian Kelly explains why LSU WR sat out recent practice

FaceProfileby: Thomas Goldkamp08/03/25
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Aaron Anderson LSU

LSU receiver Aaron Anderson has received some special medical treatment during fall camp, coach Brian Kelly revealed recently. Anderson has missed the last three practices after experiencing some inflammation in his left knee, according to a report from The Advocate.

Anderson participated in the first practice of fall camp before missing the last three, leading to questions about his availability. But he is not expected to miss playing time at this point.

“He really has an arthritic knee, generally speaking,” Kelly said, per The Advocate. “You wouldn’t call it arthritis, but it’s a cranky knee that we needed to calm down. We cut him back. He has gotten some medicine for it. He feels really good, and there was no need for us to have him be a habitual guy that has a sore knee.”

Kelly further emphasized that Anderson has undergone an MRI on his knee and that everything checked out clean. It’s simply a matter of putting him on a “pitch count” right now to make sure he’s ready to roll when the season begins.

Aaron Anderson initially began his career at Alabama, where he dealt with some knee issues. Those have lingered into his time at LSU.

The talented 5-foot-8, 188-pound receiver is explosive when healthy, though. He had a breakout season for the Tigers in 2024, catching 61 passes for 884 yards and five touchdowns.

Anderson also saw some work fielding punts and kicks over the past two years. He only notched one punt return, in 2023, but has logged six kick returns over the past two years. One was taken back for a touchdown.

LSU circling season opener vs. Clemson

The Tigers will certainly be hoping that things play out as expected with Aaron Anderson and he’s able to contribute early on this season. The road is difficult right out of the gates.

LSU has not won a season opener under Brian Kelly. Entering year four, the Tigers are looking to change that against Clemson on the road.

So far in three seasons at the helm of LSU’s football program, Kelly has kept the program in the upper echelon of the SEC, compiling a 29-11 record over that stretch. Still, Tigers fans are still waiting on their first trip to the College Football Playoff under his guidance. Getting off to a quality start to the season is a huge part of that.

“We’ve addressed this in January,” Kelly told reporters. “We addressed it with the guys that we brought in. We addressed it in the way we trained our football team. We addressed it in spring ball, and then into our off season, and again, we’ve made it pretty known. You know what our goal is, and our goal is to go 1-0.

“If there’s anything that is slightly different from in years past, it’s that we are so much more intentional about getting to Aug. (30) in January, and that focus has remained the same for the last seven and a half months.”

On3’s Barkley Truax also contributed to this report.