Avdija averaged 6.3 points while shooting 41.7 percent from the field in 54 games this season. He was injured in a game against the Warriors on Wednesday.
The 2017 Heisman Trophy runner-up never regained his form after tearing his right ACL on the last play of his college career. He has yet to appear in an NFL game.
Wizards rookie Deni Avdija suffered a season-ending hairline fracture in his right ankle during Wednesday night's game, a source told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
The modified schedule gives college players who make N.H.L. rosters an opportunity to play more than just the handful of games they'd get in a traditional season.
