Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill had his season come to an abrupt halt in Week 4 when the eight-time Pro Bowl pass-catcher suffered a devastating knee injury in the win over the New York Jets. Hill dislocated his knee, and tore multiple ligaments, including his ACL.
When Hill was loaded onto the cart and driven off the field, he was seen clapping his hands and smiling. Hill waved to the crowd and blew kisses to fans as well. It was an odd reaction after a painful, season-ending injury, but there was a reason behind it.
During a recent appearance on Terron Armstead’s podcast, “The Set,” Hill said that after he realized his leg was “crooked,” he immediately felt grateful for all the incredible moments football has given him, and thought about the time he would now have to spend with his family.
“So I immediately started laughing man, because I feel like I’ve been able to play this game my whole entire life, and I’ve been blessed with great talents and great gifts, and the amount of support that I get from my family is amazing, man,” Hill said. “I really wasn’t even thinking about the injury. I was just thinking about the great times I’ve had playing this game and just me being in Miami. It all came full circle. I know this (wasn’t) it, but I was just happy bro. Because I’m always trying to find the good in everything. I get time to think about my kids, I get time to travel, I get time to like really sit down and enjoy my life and not always train.”
Hill said his entire life has been about training, living in the gym, on the track, on the jugs machine. He wasn’t sacrificing his time for his family or other things he wanted to do. Now, he has this opportunity to get close to his kids, go to church on Sundays and improve the man he is off the field.
Anytime a 31-year-old speedster suffers an injury like the one Hill did, it’s fair to wonder if his football career could…
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