Quote:I did a search for career ending ankle injuries but couldn't find anything.

 

If there is one, it would be a tendon or ligament tear, not a bone fracture. However, running back Garrison Hearst was almost forced to retire because of a condition that Bo Jackson had (I can't remember the name) in his ankle. Basically, something happens that prevents blood from getting to the injured bone. I had never heard of that before it happened to Hearst, who had multiple surgeries and was the only two-time Comeback Player of the Year. That is the closest any player came to retiring because of a bone in his ankle being damaged.

 

Quote:Nothing to see here. A lot of other things to worry about.

 

Actually there is something to see here: a lesson about accepting adversity. I have new admiration for Luke Joeckel because he called his injury "just a bump in the road." I think all of us can learn something about life by reading that line.

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