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Arkansas tailback Knile Davis suffered what appeared to be a severe injury to his left leg seven plays into the first full-contact practice of fall camp.

Davis, who disappeared in a pile on a three-yard run and could be heard screaming after running the ball, was helped off the field by team medical personnel. He was examined on the sidelines and after several minutes was helped into a cart and driven off the field.

Official word from Arkansas was unavailable late Thursday evening.

Offensive coordinator Garrick McGee began his post-practice comments informing media that he would not answer questions about Davis’ injury. Arkansas’ policy is that only the head coach can discuss injuries, and Bobby Petrino was not scheduled to speak to media on Thursday.

“Staff policy says only our head coach talks about our injuries,” McGee said. “So I would appreciate no questions about injuries. No questions to any of my players without injuries.”

Media relations personnel prohibited players from talking about Davis and even questions about the team's depth at running back were met with “next question.”

Davis, who ran for 1,322 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2010, was an all-SEC selection by media and coaches. He has a history of injuries, including breaking his right ankle twice — once in high school and once as a freshman at Arkansas.

Quarterback Tyler Wilson said the team did well responding after the "disruption" in practice.

"My point during that whole thing was to get everybody’s focus back in," Wilson said. "You maybe see some timidness for the next few plays, but you’ve got to get everybody honed back in and working the way we should work. I thought we did a good job and the energy after that happened was pretty good."

Wilson's next pass after Davis left the field was a 31-yard pass to receiver Cobi Hamilton. While players were uncertain of Davis' status, they had to zero in on the scrimmage, which stretched well past the 120-play mark.

Hamilton credited McGee for helping the team focus, following the break in action. Hamilton said injuries to receiver Greg Childs and running back Dennis Johnson as rallying points for the Razorbacks in 2010.

“We came closer as a team. We’ve got to pick it up," Hamilton said. "We’ve got to make big plays.”