[C] Unfortunately, injuries are an ubiquitous part of playing football. There are no methods to avoid it, and at times, injuries can by devastating. Through the years, we’ve seen promising careers get derailed and cut short by injuries. An example that immediately comes to mind is the career of Robert Griffin III, who had a promising start to his career, winning the Offensive Rookie of the Year award, as well as leading the Redskins to the playoffs. However, this promising start quickly turned south, and in just a few years, he saw himself off the team and journeying around the league trying to get himself on a roster. The truth is, injuries are commonplace in not only the NFL, but in football as a whole. A severe injury could very well be
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Not only was he starting, but he was also playing exceptionally well. “It looked like he had never missed a game. It was one of the most incredible things I had ever seen,” said Adam Rank, an NFL media host. According to all laws of medical science, a torn ACL should massively reduce a person’s mobility. After ACL surgery, your knee doesn’t return to normal. You can’t fully recover from a torn ACL. But apparently, for Adrian Peterson, torn ACLs make you better. The year following his knee injury, Peterson had a historic season where he ran for 2,097 yards, just 8 yards short of the single-season record. His historic campaign was rewarded with an NFL MVP and an Offensive Player of the Year. “Me setting the bar and the standard high, I know what it took,” Peterson said. “I don’t know that many people who could push themselves to that level. I put in the work to accelerate it. I don’t know if too many guys can do what I did” (Sportskneetherapy). Going from a torn ACL to an MVP reward is absolutely unbelievable for any player, regardless of position. But the fact that it was a running back who did this blows my
Not only was he starting, but he was also playing exceptionally well. “It looked like he had never missed a game. It was one of the most incredible things I had ever seen,” said Adam Rank, an NFL media host. According to all laws of medical science, a torn ACL should massively reduce a person’s mobility. After ACL surgery, your knee doesn’t return to normal. You can’t fully recover from a torn ACL. But apparently, for Adrian Peterson, torn ACLs make you better. The year following his knee injury, Peterson had a historic season where he ran for 2,097 yards, just 8 yards short of the single-season record. His historic campaign was rewarded with an NFL MVP and an Offensive Player of the Year. “Me setting the bar and the standard high, I know what it took,” Peterson said. “I don’t know that many people who could push themselves to that level. I put in the work to accelerate it. I don’t know if too many guys can do what I did” (Sportskneetherapy). Going from a torn ACL to an MVP reward is absolutely unbelievable for any player, regardless of position. But the fact that it was a running back who did this blows my