One of my good buddies growing up from High School is going to be featured on ESPN E60 Tonight. He is one of the greatest and most fun guys I've ever met in my life.

His name is Preston. He was the biggest and best player on our Football team (we were horrible), but he still had a few offers from several schools. He ended up at a D2 school playing football. Unfortunately, after having a few concussions, he was permitted to play. One game his life changed. After a helmet to helmet tackle, he went from a ~230lb running back to a.... well, 150lb kid in a coma for months.

A few months ago they did a special about him on Fox 5... I caught it, but out of pure luck because i had no idea it was on.

Looking forward to the story tonight, maybe some of you will catch it too.

 

Not sure if anyone watched it other than me, but it was unreal. Tough to watch for me for sure...

You can see it here in case you're interested.

E:60 Second Impact - ESPN Video - ESPN


They're making his case into an example across NCAA, NFL, and other sports...

 

Just watched it. This is deep serious stuff Jon. I heard about this story on Sirius ESPN radio during lunch yesterday. My Mom never let me play football - scared her so much. Athletes are pushing themselves past the limit these days. Something has to be done about this in all sports.

 

Very touching Jon. God bless his family.