I am a ACL victim. I’ve been associated with, and playing football since a little kid. All the way through little league and middle school I’ve had a couple of broken bones and bumps. But, never had I ever thought I’d be one of the 100,000-200,000 people per year to tear a ligament in my knee. That is one thing that every football player has nightmares about, due to the very long recovery that takes mental and physical toughness to bounce back from.
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To find factual evidence I used a search engine called Google, ESPN, and different books. According to Google, it’s a fact that ACL injuries are the most common injury in football. On a yearly basis 100,000-200,00 people suffer from this tragic injury. Usually, the injury …show more content…
I played a total of 3 games; and on the fourth game was the Taylor Co. game. I ran the second play from the Quarterback position to the right side, planted my foot… the boom. You heard a pop and that was the end of it. Even though I walked myself to the side line thinking I just sprain it or something, I was running back and forth on the sideline trying to work out soreness; determined to go back in the …show more content…
I am 4 months out of surgery and currently still attending therapy about to get released next week. I still have a lot of swelling and some popping. 43% ACL injury people try to come back earlier than expected and end up right back under the knife. 29% percent of that 43% do not work to their full potential, and limp after recovery having multiple difficulties. Everyone knows that’s not what any athlete wants.
I did not practice for the rest of the week but was sure I would be fine for the big game that Friday against our rival high school. However, by Thursday my coach was worried that I was still injured and sent me to the team doctor. After the MRI on Friday, I went on about my usual pre-game routine, from wearing the same Superman underwear turned inside out to stretching. I received the fateful phone call with the MRI results a few hours before game time. My ACL, the ligament that connects the femur to the shin bone, was torn clean in two. I needed surgery. I would be out of sports for 6 months. I would never again step foot on a high school football field. Stunned, I walked behind the locker room, sat down, and for the first time in along time, cried my eyes out. Football was my passion since the sixth grade. My friends and I were always talking about it, watching it, or playing it (whether in real life or on