Missouri RB Ahmad Hardy leaving hospital, returning to Columbia to rehab after shooting

Missouri football running back Ahmad Hardy is being discharged from hospital in Mississippi and returning to Columbia to begin his rehab process, a team spokesperson confirmed to the Columbia Daily Tribune on Tuesday, May 12. The goal, according to a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel, is for Hardy to play this season. Whether or not Hardy will indeed be able to play this year is of course still a major question and dependent on how his rehabilitation process goes.

Hardy was shot at approximately 2 a. m. Sunday while attending a concert in Laurel, Mississippi.

He is in stable condition after reportedly being treated at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Laurel Police Department Sgt. Macon Davis told the Kansas City Star that Hardy was in the passenger seat of a vehicle while attempting to leave the concert when he was shot.

Hardy, per the Star, is not believed to have been involved in the events that led up to the shooting and was described as an innocent bystander. Hardy was reportedly shot in the upper leg. The extent of the damage and an exact timeline for Hardy to potentially return to the football field remains immediately unclear.