Deegan Out for MXoN...Are We Being Played?

Is anyone surprised by this? Maximum publicity out of what was obvious from the begining.

After a week of physical therapy following surgery to fix the collarbone he broke last Saturday, Haiden Deegan went to Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing today to log motos and test the feeling before this weekend’s Monster Energy Motocross of Nations.

Unfortunately, he has realized that while he is able to log laps, pushing to a sprint pace still causes a significant amount of pain. Haiden might be able to race, but would he be able to push fast enough to actually help Team USA win? That seems unlikely.

Considering that, the team has asked Haiden to sidestep the risk of racing, and now backup rider Justin Cooper will swap in for Haiden for Team USA on the YZ250F.