I screwed up my left knee 2x in HS and tore every ligament but my acl entirely. My Acl was only partially torn and did not require surgery either time. I was never that fast to begin with but i manged to get my 40 to a respectable 4.61 and added enough muscle that a lot of our dbs that moved on to D1 schools as reserves had trouble covering me in practice even though they were faster than myself.
Anyway I ended up busting my tail to make my nationally ranked community college (Nassau) team as a reserve wr. The only game i played in that year I played through a broken rib which I received on my 1st catch when my qb led my right into a safety he and I never saw coming (yes i made that catch, i aint no darrell jackson). Anyway I finished that game with 6-85-1td and then retired al a rudy cause I decided I needed to stop getting up @ 5Am for practices and spend more time on schoolwork and having fun outside of football. It was something I wont forget though.
Anyway I ended up busting my tail to make my nationally ranked community college (Nassau) team as a reserve wr. The only game i played in that year I played through a broken rib which I received on my 1st catch when my qb led my right into a safety he and I never saw coming (yes i made that catch, i aint no darrell jackson). Anyway I finished that game with 6-85-1td and then retired al a rudy cause I decided I needed to stop getting up @ 5Am for practices and spend more time on schoolwork and having fun outside of football. It was something I wont forget though.