England international plus Salford and Newport players share messages of support to injured Sunderland defender

Sunderland defender Jodan Willis recently shared an update on his long-term injury situation.
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Willis suffered a ruptured patella tendon in February of last year, which had been expected to sideline him for six months.

But a second rupture during surgery came as a major setback, all but ruling out his chances of playing again this season.

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Posting on his Instagram account, Willis wrote: “Over a year without playing football…

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Jordan Willis.

“Been a rollercoaster of a ride physically and mentally so far but we keep striving towards that end goal”.

Commenting on the post, England international and Leicester City attacker James Maddison said: “Come back guna feeeel so sweet,” accompanied by two heart emojis.

Both Willis and Maddison played for Coventry City previously.

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Willis’ former Sunderland teammates Dion Sanderson and Danny Graham also posted emoji-based messages of support.

Salford City star Jordan Turnbull also added: “Keep it up brother,” whilst Newport County’s Courtney Baker-Richardson said: “Keep going bro, soon back.”

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