LB Eugene Asante wearing non-contact jersey at Auburn’s Halloween practice, other injury notes

LB Eugene Asante wearing non-contact jersey at Auburn’s Halloween practice, other injury notes

Auburn starting linebacker Eugene Asante wore a yellow non-contact jersey during a period of practice Tuesday open to media members. He did still take part in drills with the team.

Asante’s left arm — and specifically his elbow, it appeared — was wrapped as he went through drills. His status for this weekend’s game against Vanderbilt is unclear.

Auburn officials have not stated his specific injury.

Starting center Avery Jones who missed last week’s win over Mississippi State with an undisclosed injury, was seen on the practice field, but separate from the team as he worked on agility drills on the indoor practice field. His left leg was wrapped up and he wore a large brace as he went through rehab drills.

Freshman center Connor Lew played well enough to earn SEC Freshman of the Week in Jones’ place, and will likely start again against Vanderbilt.

On Monday, head coach Hugh Freeze mentioned starting offensive linemen Kam Stutts and Gunner Britton could be rested at Tuesday’s practice because of how beat-up they have been throughout this season. They have been playing at less than 100% health.

Stutts was seen off to the side riding a stationary bike, but Britton practiced in full.

“Kam Stutts is a warrior who loves Auburn and is giving everything he can, but he’s beat up,” Freeze said Monday. “It’s sad to see, because he would love to go every rep, but man, he’s one of these veterans that we probably need to not make practice tomorrow — seriously — to try to get through the year with him. And Gunner Britton was beat up some. We’ve got to rotate those guys to hopefully, I mean, it’s a long season. We’ve got four more games, and we need all those guys to play significant snaps.”

Starting defensive lineman Marcus Harris also practiced in full after picking up an injury in the Mississippi State win.

Freeze said Monday there is nothing “lingering” for Harris and offensive lineman Izavion ‘Too Tall’ Miller.

Wide receiver Nick Mardner was not seen at Tuesday’s open practice window. He has already missed time with an injury early in the season.

The practice on the evening of Halloween also featured an inflatable T-Rex costume.

Matt Cohen covers Auburn sports for AL.com. You can follow him on Twitter at @Matt_Cohen_ or email him at [email protected]