Alabama starting defensive lineman and team captain Tim Keenan III is expected to miss multiple games, including Saturday's season opener against Florida State, due to a high ankle sprain, sources tell ESPN.

Alabama football will be without defensive lineman Tim Keenan III for the start of the 2025 season. According to a report from On3, the Crimson Tide defensive lineman and team captain suffered an ankle injury in practice and will undergo "tightrope" surgery. He is expected to miss multiple games.

Numerous prominent Alabama players underwent tightrope surgery throughout its boom. Outland Trophy-winning lineman Cam Robinson in 2014 was the first Crimson Tide player to have the procedure, and star quarterbacks Jalen Hurts and Tua Tagovailoa followed. The surgery generally allowed for returns to action in less than a month.