I Broke My Neck.. (End Of My Football Career)
Summary
TLDRThe script narrates the thrilling journey of a pro football player through a game filled with intense emotions, challenges, and triumphs. It covers the player's preparation, the adrenaline rush of the match, confrontations with opponents, and the camaraderie with teammates. The player experiences a significant injury, leading to a potential career setback, but ends on a hopeful note, reflecting on the journey and the impact it has had on his life.
Takeaways
- 🏈 The speaker is a professional football player who recently had his first pro experience.
- 🎉 The team won the previous week, and there's a sense of excitement and reduced nervousness for the upcoming game.
- 🌬️ The outdoor stadium introduces new challenges, such as dealing with wind and other elements.
- 🗣️ There's a personal rivalry with the number 22 player from the opposing team, which adds tension to the game.
- 😤 The speaker feels disrespected by the returner's trash talk and is motivated to prove himself.
- 😓 The game starts with adversity as the defense allows the opponent to score on the first drive.
- 🚫 The speaker mentions a crucial missed field goal attempt due to tricky wind conditions.
- 😣 The speaker experiences a significant injury during a tackle, which results in numbness and pain.
- 🏥 Despite the injury, the speaker is evaluated by the team doctor and continues to play.
- 🏆 The game ends with a dramatic win for the speaker's team, but the speaker misses making a field goal.
- 🤕 Post-game, the speaker learns that his injuries are serious and will require a significant recovery period.
Q & A
What significant event happened in the speaker's life recently?
-The speaker recently got their first professional experience and seems to have had a significant change in their life, as they mention 'ripped the bandaid off' and 'this is the outdoor stadium' indicating a new chapter in their career.
How did the speaker feel before the game?
-The speaker felt good and not as nervous as they were for the first game. They felt more confident, having already had their first professional experience.
What was the interaction between the speaker and the returner for the Memphis show?
-The returner for the Memphis show approached the speaker, talking trash and disrespecting the speaker's role as a kicker. This led to a personal vendetta between the two, with the speaker determined to kick the ball straight to the returner.
What was the outcome of the speaker's attempt to kick the ball to the returner?
-The outcome of the speaker's attempt is not explicitly stated in the transcript. However, it is implied that the speaker was successful in following through with their intention to kick the ball directly to the returner.
How did the speaker's team perform in the first part of the game?
-The team's performance in the first part of the game was not ideal. The defense allowed the opposing team to score on the very first drive, and the speaker's own performance included a punt that did not land as well as expected due to the wind and other factors.
What was the speaker's reaction to the team's initial struggles?
-The speaker remained confident in the team's ability to bounce back, despite the early adversity. They expressed a belief in the offense's potential to perform well, as they had done in the previous week.
What was the speaker's injury and how did it occur?
-The speaker suffered a significant neck injury during a tackle. They experienced numbness in their left arm and stiffness in their neck, which was later diagnosed as a fractured lamina at C5 and disruption of the anterior longitudinal ligament.
What was the speaker's emotional state after the injury?
-The speaker was in pain and concerned about the severity of their injury. They were also worried about the potential impact on their ability to continue playing, as they expressed a desire to make a field goal and felt that there were still things they needed to accomplish.
How did the game end for the speaker's team?
-The game ended with a dramatic win for the speaker's team. Despite the initial struggles and the speaker's injury, they managed to score with just 3 seconds left on the clock, resulting in a 20 to 19 victory.
What was the speaker's mindset after the game?
-After the game, the speaker felt a mix of relief and happiness for the team's victory, but also a sense of personal dissatisfaction as they had not yet made a field goal. They also reflected on the unpredictability of life and the importance of cherishing the experiences they had with the team.
What was the doctor's advice regarding the speaker's injury?
-The doctor advised that the speaker would need to see a spine specialist to determine the best course of treatment. They mentioned that the speaker could be out for at least six weeks or more due to the severity of the injury.
Outlines
🏈 Pre-Game Tensions and First Kick
The speaker reflects on the rapid changes in life and the team's excitement following their previous week's victory. Despite the challenging outdoor stadium conditions and a confrontation with the opponent's returner, the speaker is confident and prepared for the game. The account details the pre-game warm-up, a tense exchange with player number 22, and the speaker's determination to perform well. The speaker also discusses the team's defensive performance, the initial game dynamics, and the decision-making process around a field goal attempt and subsequent punt. The paragraph concludes with a reflection on the speaker's personal feelings of disrespect and a desire to prove oneself on the field.
🤼♂️ Struggles and Second Half Turnaround
This paragraph delves into the team's initial struggles, with the speaker expressing concern over the offense's inability to click as they had in the previous week. The defense's efforts to put the team in good field positions are highlighted, as well as a crucial fumble recovery that brings a glimmer of hope. The speaker's focus then shifts to the second half, emphasizing the need for the team to regroup and maintain their composure. Despite a challenging third quarter, the speaker remains hopeful and discusses the importance of the fourth quarter in determining the game's outcome.
💪 Overcoming Adversity and Dramatic Finish
The speaker shares a personal injury experience during a tackle, which resulted in significant pain and potential long-term consequences. Despite the injury, the speaker is evaluated and cleared to continue playing. The narrative then moves to a critical fourth down, where the team opts for a risky play instead of a routine field goal, leading to a dramatic and successful scoring play. The speaker describes the final moments of the game, where the team manages to score with only seconds left, resulting in a narrow victory. The paragraph concludes with the speaker's reflection on the unpredictability of life and the importance of seizing opportunities.
🏥 Post-Game Injuries and Future Uncertainties
In this paragraph, the speaker receives news of significant neck injuries after a game, including a fractured lamina and ligament disruption. The diagnosis indicates a need for a specialized evaluation and a potential three-month recovery period. The speaker grapples with the reality of their injuries and the impact on their career, reflecting on the recent highlights and the emotional journey they've experienced. The account ends on a philosophical note, with the speaker acknowledging the highs and lows of their experience and expressing gratitude for the opportunities they've had, despite the uncertainty that lies ahead due to their injuries.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Life Changes
💡Teamwork
💡Challenges
💡Rivalry
💡Adaptation
💡Overcoming Adversity
💡Injury
💡Resilience
💡Sportsmanship
💡Career Uncertainty
💡Personal Growth
Highlights
Life can change dramatically in an instant, as expressed by the speaker.
The speaker's team won the previous week, leading to a sense of excitement and reduced nervousness for the upcoming game.
The speaker feels prepared and confident, having gone through their first professional experience.
The speaker describes dealing with new challenges, such as the outdoor stadium and elements affecting the game.
A confrontation with the number 22 player from the opposing team sets a competitive tone for the game.
The speaker's determination to prove themselves against the trash talk from the opponent.
The speaker's initial success in warming up and performing well before the game正式开始.
The speaker's missed field goal attempt and the impact it had on the team's momentum.
The speaker's reflection on the defense's performance and their crucial plays.
The speaker's acknowledgment of the offense's struggles in the first half of the game.
The speaker's personal injury during a tackle, describing the physical impact and their immediate concerns.
The team's resilience and determination to come back from a challenging start.
The speaker's focus on the importance of the second half and the need to change the game's outcome.
The speaker's account of the team's energy shift and the collective effort to improve.
The speaker's description of the final moments of the game, including the dramatic final score.
The speaker's personal reflection on the game and the realization of the need for improvement in their performance.
The speaker's interaction with the team doctor, revealing the extent of their injury and its implications.
The speaker's emotional farewell to the team and the sport, acknowledging the life-changing nature of their injury.
Transcripts
it's crazy how life could change
literally in a split
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second obviously we won last week and I
feel good the team's excited I'm not
feeling as nervous this game than I was
for the first one I feel like I ripped
the bandaid off I got my first pro
experience down this is the outdoor
stadium so now we got to deal with the
elements we got to deal with wind but
finally finally finally it's about time
to get my first kick under my bill
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I'm warming up I'm hitting the ball well
not nowhere this dude comes up to me
number 22 the returner for the Memphis
showbo just talking trash talking about
I'mma show you I feel disrespected that
you kicking to me you want me to not
kick not kick it to you it's going
straight to you make sure you stand on
that goal line [ __ ] 22 man I got a
vendetta against him I see if he can
back up all that talk it's crazy beef
with a kicker what do you expect me to
do bro I don't I mean you disrespect it
cuz I'm doing my job I'm disrespected
you trying to return the
ball all freaking day long KN your ass
out these guys up man set the tone early
it's freaking gang G let's get after
that ass
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D I could have hit his ass bro I
whiffed I whiffed good y boys we good
y'all boys
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so last week our defense today thing uh
we had a couple important plays where
they showed out they held it down
literally stopped DC from getting in the
end zone but this week was totally
different and they scored on the very
first drive
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there's no way case cook us is cooking
us right now B at the 9 yd
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line Bo got the end zone and basically
kind of made it look easy I mean it's
not the start we wanted it's a little
bit of adversity of starting down early
in the game but you know I'm very
confident that offense going to go out
there and they're going to do their
thing offense looked amazing last week
so it's going to be an offensive
shootout this game I'm guessing Memphis
on the board first 7-0 not the best
start but we good offense going to go
out there and do their thing man
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so pregame coach came up to me and he
asked me how I'm feeling I told him I'm
good with like a 55 Yard range the winds
are little tricky it's a little
confusing first drive our offense stalls
out on a 42 which makes that about a 60
yd field goal slightly out of range I
mean I would have took the kick if I had
to but at the same time it's a tricky
situation cuz you can get out there punt
the ball and have their offense start
with the ball in a five 10 possibly I
could take the kick and it could go one
or two ways I either make it we get
points on the board I miss it they get
the ball on the 50 yd line I went up to
coach and he made the executive decision
to kick the punt and not take the field
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goal the punt actually went very well
that boy Brad brought out his golf club
smacked that thing and landed on a four
yard line our defense is in a great
position but in Brad's eyes I know he
wasn't very happy with that cuz you know
he's trying to lead the league in
average even though you have a great
ball you only have so much field
position and so much field go so ball
was on the 42 he punts it down to the
four that's about a 38 yd punt
realistically even though it wasn't
returned that's not too good for his
average so I know he was a little upset
about that you
him so tight running out there oh BR I
don't know we had to win too I know
that's why I know is
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day1 11 day1 111
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111 so our defense you know they were
putting great field position they end up
getting a stop and uh offense came back
out there and again some more adversity
strikes and the boys fumble
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scar stay in it baby stay in it come on
scared man we turn you nigg scared man
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mempis shos got the ball back and ended
up settling with a three-point L field
goal and uh now they were up 10-0
against us so we still haven't scored no
points and these boys have scored
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twice I don't know what was going on but
our offense just wasn't clicking on the
same cylinders that they were last week
they continued struggling a little bit
and Again Brad put to work and that boy
had another punt he booted it great ball
great punt but our punt coverage team I
don't know I feel like everybody wasn't
really locked in wasn't really focused
wasn't really doing what they had to and
they brought that thing back on us
pretty good and at that point Brad was
pissed
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together keep it together I'm keeping
together hey what's man we not feel for
him but at that point I kind of see
everybody's energy start to change and
you know a little bit of Hope popped up
cuz the defense recovered a fumble we
got time before the half comes through
and I'm hoping offense goes out there
and does their thing but fortunately
nothing came from it right now things
were kind of falling apart part of a bit
he [ __ ] by the half let's go we got the
ball coming out I need y'all to catch
the ball man but we got to give your
time up front all right sir so when we
give y'all time we got to depend on
y'all to catch that running backs we
going to move someing people out the way
cuz that's what we got to fing do come
on get back in your Zone bro don't let
these [ __ ] get us out our Zone bro
where the music at turn back up the
energy in the locker room was a little
iffy but us as Specialists we come in
there briefly and we back out on the
field to warm up so we didn't really get
most of it we were out on the field just
kind of discussing amongst each other
how we could be better what we got to do
better and that we really got to tighten
up bro we're going to lose this ball
game this is our half all right we got a
chance to change it keep your Poise keep
your confidence in each other and play
our kind of game all right team on one
one team
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so I'm guessing everybody got their
minds right to half and uh we're coming
out ready to play a second half of
football first half whatever is behind
us put that in the past tighten up lock
in and let's get out there and win this
game and uh literally the first play of
the second half bro
flag we already on the same thing so uh
I don't know if any of the locker room
stuff really worked but there's still a
lot of ball game left and uh anything
happen literally
anything and the rest of the third
quarter was kind of just back and forth
nothing crazy happened until Memphis
sho's quarterback dropped back and just
aired the ball out 50 yards in the
air thankfully after that huge play it
only led to a field goal our defense
held it down stopped them boys and uh
still a lot of ball game left y'all
still a lot of ball game so at this
point it's the fourth quarter go ahead
and throw your forwards up behind us
green the four quarters where winners
are made losers lose Champions are
birthed and uh a game could change in
the snap of a finger one time for the
hometown I got love for it that's real
two times for the haters Mak I Noti how
this [ __ ] feel three times for my family
sh bills and I
my I need songs I'mma keep
coming now they all hit me like they
need they hit me now see something but I
told him you ain't SE i' been putting on
the if with you it is
made blow
gotli
destyy let's
go we get another kickoff and we feel
like we're getting a right win let's go
deep right so we can get our head
hunters down does that make sense hey
great T appreciate it you all right yeah
a little Stinger baby boy got some
action that's a big
mother his neck hurt hey holl at me
tomorrow let me know how you hard hit
Here Comes the Boom real football player
now shout out my boy d man I ain't going
to lie I'm good but that [ __ ] hurt a
little bit I threw my body at his ass I
don't know what the results of that
tackle was I heard I smacked him but in
that moment I'm just trying to figure
out if I'm good instantly as I hit him
my whole left side of my body go numb my
arm is hurting my neck is hurting and
it's still a whole quarter of play and
my team might need me so I got to do
something I got to get right and uh Team
doctor evaluated me and he said I'm all
right for now let's put some Tiger Bomb
on it finish off the game and we'll do
further tests afterwards but I don't
know if I'll be tackling people like
that
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again that is hor [ __ ]
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so the showboats came down scored a
field goal now our offense is time to
cook up they're going crazy and then a
crucial fourth and one comes up it's my
time to go out there we need points on
the board I'm ready to put up this easy
little Chip Shot give us three points
and uh our coach decides to go for
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so after throwing his pick we're
thinking I mean it's it's over ball game
it's like 2 minutes left defense went
out there they got to stop so offense
has one last chance to put something
together short short roll
roll he
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boys literally scored bro 14 and 19 but
unfortunately our offense didn't convert
the three points and uh the UFL is
different they've experimented with a
lot of rules and one of the rules that
they experimented with is instead of
going for onside kick the team has the
option to go for fourth and 12 oh yeah
got him got him oh
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weer he waser so our team literally
converted four and 12 bro but probably
like half a yard I just still
hope there's literally 6 seconds left on
the clock bro offense is knocking on the
door Chase freaking
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scrambles [ __ ] just one that
this boom we score and we go up 20 to 19
with 3 seconds left on the clock bro
literally story book right here but
again Anything Can Happen these boys do
not want to risk them getting a pick and
running it back for extra points or
nothing like that so on an extra point
attempt they just take a knee and it
sets me up for my final kick of the game
at this point my body's in pain my neck
is stiff and I just want to make sure I
do the right thing hit the ball how I'm
supposed to it dribbles in the clock
guys
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one second literally went off the clock
I thought it was going to kill the whole
thing and now they got one final play
before the end of the
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game none of us can believe we just won
them boys is hyped and uh man it just
felt good to get out of there with a win
still no field goal though so it was a
win for the team but me personally I
just you know I feel like there's still
there's still some things I got to get
done man make a freaking field goal and
that's still a happening
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yet all right Donald Donald you there
yes sir Dr Greenberg you there I am and
you got some pretty significant injuries
to your neck we need to get you to a
spine specialist to kind of determine
what the best treatment is of whether
you need surgery or don't need surgery I
mean you're you're going to be out at
least more than 6 weeks or
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more all right you can relax and I'll
let you put your earring back on so what
happened to you uh on a kickoff I went
and tackled somebody in proper form head
was down and I mean I guess I do you
have a video of it by a chance I should
yeah
yeah what did you feel when you did it
left arm went num and my neck just
instantly got stiff if I touch you here
and here mhm is that 100% equal yep here
yep yeah is there any of that super
tender T is lower so that's a major hit
yeah I know could have been a lot worse
huh could have been a lot worse so you
uh you've had a pretty significant
injury to your neck uh you
fractured uh what's called the lamina
and you've broke them at
C5 um you've also disrupted there's a
ligament that's not on this model that's
that runs up and down the front of your
spine called the anterior longitudinal
ligament you've disrupted that so I mean
it was a major bony and ligamentous
injury and you have two small
discernation at c56 and
c67 so the reality of this is these will
probably heal but it's probably going to
be 3 months in that collar for it to
heal I don't need I don't need surgery
right no good yeah I appreciate you D
sure lucky man appreciate it I know it
could have been a lot worse yeah it's
crazy how life could
change literally in a split
second you wake up every day with the
world at your feet chasing dreams and
when you least expect it it all comes
crashing
down this last few months I've been some
of the best times I've ever had from
first being in
training yeah getting that call that
changed my life I could cry right now
bro oh my God sign you send you a
contract get this locked let's go man
showing up to training camp with my new
team
that's so simple but so most important
part of the kicking game handshakes
beating out an NFL kicker to get the
starting job morning congratulations
man I'm going to miss the memories I've
made I'm playing with them stop playing
got okay wow stoping what's the weight
limit on
this hell no I got to see you sit down
bro damn bro ain't no way people I've
gotten to know and looking ass ladies
and gentlemen BR Wing looking ass that
boy Rex in the
back Mo Alex Mr certified ba did he do
it or did he
not the good times bad
times and everything that's come along
with it they say don't cry because it's
over smile because it happened and even
though I'm closing this chapter in my
book the story is still not over
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