Baylor QB Seth Russell says neck 'healed perfectly,' cleared for 2016 return

Baylor quarterback Seth Russell announced on Thursday that he's been cleared to return and his neck is "perfectly healed"

Baylor quarterback Seth Russell suffered a season-ending neck injury in October and was forced to have surgery to repair it. On Thursday, Russell announced on his Instagram that doctors gave his neck a clean bill of health, it has "healed perfectly" and that he was fully released.

When you get the final word that your neck healed perfectly and you're fully released ✊🏻 #proveandinspire

A photo posted by Seth Russell (@sethrussell17) on Jun 9, 2016 at 10:13am PDT

Prior to suffering the neck injury, Russell completed 59.5 percent of his passes for 2,104 yards, 29 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. Russell was replaced by Jarrett Stidham, who was also very successful running the Bears high-powered offense before he suffered a broken ankle in late November against Oklahoma State that ended his season as well.

Seth Russell's neck has "healed perfectly." USATSI