Football Days Over????

It's unfortunate, but yes.....my days of playing football are now OVER! Saturday I had a game with my boys and everything was going well until I rolled out of the pocket and attempted to shake an oncoming defender....I planted my left foot to cut left and my left knee went right....with a LOUD POP!!!! I don't know what the official diagnosis is yet, but the first doctor after seeing no structural damage to my knee, said it's more likely ligament damage. She thinks I've either torn my MCL, PCL, or Meniscus.






So I'm seeing an orthopedic surgeon tomorrow morning and he'll be able to give me a conclusive answer after the mri as to what's happened.





I always said that I'd have to have a serious injury in order to stop playing, but I never thought the injury would actually happen. Well now it has and I must hang up my jersey and my cleats and retire. I'll just take the knowledge I have to the sidelines and impart it to others. That's right.....I'm trading in my cleats for a whistle. Besides.....I have a child on the way....and I can't be all broken down by the time they're old enough to want to play outside with dad....so now is the best time to hang it up. Besides....I'm not getting paid for this....and the pain I'm in....is NOT worth it!!!!

BE SMART!!!!

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELVES!!!!

I'll post the diagnosis once I finish at the doctor tomorrow morning.

Remember............."You're Worth It".



J. Earl Smith
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