The Dr. Crokes star ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament last weekend against Castlebar Mitchels and will miss the entire 2014 campaign for Kerry.
The 30-year-old seems in reasonable spirits, however, tweeting the following after a successful knee operation on Saturday.
Delighted to say that the surgery on my knee fracture and ACL is now complete! Long road ahead! #painkillersplease pic.twitter.com/DRnjAUQFPh
— colm cooper (@colmcooper13) February 22, 2014
