Rehab Diaries

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Let's Do This

The road to recovery is one I've traveled too many times before. It's long, and it's grueling. But I'd rather put in the work and hopefully go out on my own..

London

Sundays are a little different for me these days. When the Broncos are on the road, I do what most Americans do on Sundays: I sit on the couch and watch footbal

Suck It Up

Sitting at home and watching my teammates go on a Super Bowl run made that the toughest year of my career.

16 Weeks (Video)

The following short film documents some of what I did during my 16 weeks after Tommy John surgery.

Recovery

How do you end a chapter of your life that has defined you for over 20 years, when the conclusion to that chapter seems very much unresolved?

Behind the Scenes: Fight Night

Hours before the fight, Manny Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach shares his prediction.

Jermaine

More than anything else, people always ask me: How do you stay so positive?

Learning to Walk

Former Rutgers defensive lineman Eric LeGrand shares his first Rehab Diaries entry about overcoming paralysis.

Rehab Diaries: Role Models

Willis McGahee became my muse. It sounds weird, I know, but he was the only guy I could really find, the only contemporary of mine who...

Rehab Diaries: Shaun Livingston

I can’t watch replays of any injuries. I’ve never seen how Kevin Ware went down. I have no idea how Derrick Rose got hurt. Paul George?...