It’s Hard to Watch Football Practice With an Injured Leg

I visited my Parents the other day and heard about my old high school football team (John Tyler H.S.) on the field at 5am for practice; Yes, 5am in the morning! Keep in mind, this is Texas High School Football and we are very passionate about our football. There seem to be over 100 players out there going through their drills, coaches hollering instructions and the film guys watching from the stands.

There were a lot of activity going on in preparation for the new season and like always, I was glad to see them live and up close. Mannn, of all seasons to be injured in, Why football season? Even though I haven’t played the game in over 20+ years, this time of the year, you can find me working with the wide receivers with their routes, ball catching, etc… and it never fails that as soon as I see a couple of players take it easy on the catch or route running, I usually make my way down on the field to share some knowledge of the game and position. I was blessed to play football in both the Collegiate and Pro ranks and even though I haven’t played the game in over 20+ years, this time of the year, you can find me working with the wide receivers with their routes and ball catching.

The thing that bothered me was the fact that, I couldn’t get too excited when a player made a nice catch or run because when I did, those sudden movements caught my injured leg by surprise. I had to sit in the stands and stay calm and this is so hard for me to do. Now the start of the season is here and I think for the next few weeks it will be in my best interest if I stay at home and catch the game on the radio or tv.

The great news is that, in a week or so, I may be cleared to start wearing shoes in public and if I do attend a game, I still need to take it easy, watch the game from the stands and not on the sideline. I know that if I am on the sideline, my football career may jump off again and if I see a football in the air coming my way, look out!

For all of you football fans, let’s get ready for some football! Take it easy with your injured leg and leave all of the jumping and cheering for the fans that are able to jump. As much as we all want these ATR’s to heal and get back to 100%, it’s just not worth the possibility of a re-rupture.
Make it HAPPEN!!!

P. “Action” Jackson
pjackson@theactiononline.com

P.S. Here is a small gift that you can use during your recovery.

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