Before the injury, at age 27 I was in the best shape I've been in my life. I was 5'10" 187 lbs with 6% body fat. I felt the fastest and quickest I've been since my early 20's. Leading up to the football season I did a lot of conditioning, weight lifting, and preparing myself for the long season of football and fast pitch softball ahead of me. I was squatting 405 x 5, benching 355x3, and was at all-time highs in all my lifts.
Ever since I quit football at Northwest Missouri State I've wanted to get back playing the game I love. That has been my biggest regret in my entire life, and I never forgave myself for that decision I made when I was 22 years old.
I've played flag football for the previous 4 seasons, but it still meet the joys and highs of full contact. I found the Nebraska Renegades by luck from a flyer posted in a downtown Lincoln bar. Using the fact that I wanted to use this opportunity to forgive myself for quitting college, I worked harder than I ever had in my life.
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On May 18, 2009 I had reconstructive knee surgery repairing the ACL using a hamstring graft and removal of 80% of my lateral meniscus.
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