The Texas A&M defense had some major struggles last season. They finished 96th in the nation last year in points allowed per game. The team will take a blow to start the season since last year’s sack leader is out 4-6 weeks with a broken collarbone:
Sumlin confirmed Shaan Washington's broken collarbone. Out "4-6 weeks" same injury Floyd Raven had a season ago.
— Aggie Sports (@Aggie_Sports) August 12, 2014
He will miss the season opener against South Carolina on August 28th but should be in action for the meat of the SEC schedule. It’s still a tough blow though.