Those of you who know the NFL and have been around for awhile have heard the name Joe Theismann. He was a quarterback for the Washington Redskins, but had his career ended when Lawrence Taylor, a Hall of Fame linebacker, landed on top of him while making a tackle and causing a compound fracture of his tibia and fibula bones in his leg. Those of you who have seen the movie "The Blind Side" saw this play at the beginning. It wasn't a pretty picture. Taylor jumped up immediately and waved frantically for the medics to come and attend to Theismann as soon as it happened. I'm not going to put a picture up of it because it's pretty graphic, but you can find it (or the youtube clip) if you want.
We had something similar happen at our Church basketball game last Saturday. One of my friends from the single's ward (who just moved into our new ward the week before) went up to defend a shot and came down awkwardly, while at the same time the guy he was guarding came down on him as well. Instead of rolling or spraining his ankle, the tibia and fibula broke and down he went. We got the ambulance there as quick as possible and he had to have a rod inserted surgically so the bones could heal. He was in remarkably good spirits considering and he should recover. Something to keep in mind while playing sports (or doing anything); there but for the grace of God go I.
2 comments:
I'm so glad your guys' game yesterday went much better!
I remember that it was soon after Theismann's injury that good left tackles became some of the most sought after and highest paid players in the NFL. This was because they guarded the quarterback's blind side as he was trying to pass the ball, hopefully preventing the kind of hit that ended Theismann's career.
Sad that injuries occur in church ball, but I guess that's just the nature of the game.
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