The Players Tribune

Football

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I was living in darkness. That’s the only way I can describe it. Pure darkness. Like nothing good could possibly happen in my life.

Gerald McRath

The bottom half of my leg was just gone. It was severed, and the blood was rushing out of my body while I was lying in the grass.

Isaiah Pead

I’m proud of everything I accomplished during my five years in Seattle, and I’m proud that I got to do it all in front of the best fans in the world.

Cliff Avril

When I walk across that stage in Tuscaloosa today and get my degree, I know I won’t be walking alone.

Derrick Henry

Your head is spinning, and you probably feel like just staying in bed for about a week. But forget about that. Trust me when I tell you there's no time to waste

Danny Amendola

NFL draftees discuss their biggest moments on the field in college, their football idols, and who they’re most excited to play against.

NFL Rookies Class of 2018

Nobody will know everything we’ve been through together. The last year has been incredible, and I finally got my World Champions hat to put alongside hers in th

Julie Ertz, Zach Ertz

I know it’s not a common headline — a quarterback coming out of Richmond playing in the NFL — but I’m not a common player.

Kyle Lauletta

Here’s what I love — and in some cases what really concerns me — about the top five quarterbacks in this year’s draft.

Dan Orlovsky

I’m always going to approach this game like a player with no scholarship offers. I’m going to grind the same way I did when I was a walk-on.

Anthony Miller