The stadium clears, the confetti settles, and the world moves on, but his body never does. Every tackle rewrote his future in pain, every cheer drowned out the cost, every win came at a loss his spine, brain, and broken hands will carry forever. The league cashes in, the fans celebrate, and the medical bills stack higher than the trophies.
How much would you sacrifice for a moment of glory? And when the lights go out, who remembers the ones left in the dark?