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  No matter what happened, Kennan Ellis did not want to tell his mom. It was the morning of Jan. 5, the day Ellis would meet with BYU's head trainer Steve Pincock and team physician Darren Campbell. After months of seeing countless doctors and upward of five specialists for his neck injury, that afternoon he would find out if he would ever play football again. And he couldn't bring himself to tell his mom. Because if the answer was no, telling his mom would make it real. "I remember everything about that day," Ellis told The Salt Lake Tribune. "It was just a nightmare. I sat in the training room and they told me it's too dangerous to play. I'd have to medically retire." Ellis drove home in the snow in silence.

He didn't talk for the next five hours. By the next morning, Ellis still hadn't come to terms with it. His body felt fine. So he went to the football offices like usual. He talked to special teams coordinator Ed Lamb and left. It wasn't until 48 hours later - after trying unsuccessfully to live a normal life - when he broke down and told his family. "Football was always my dream because of the opportunities," Ellis said. "It gave me a free education and my parents didn't have to worry. I always saw the NFL as an opportunity to help support my family financially. So just telling my mom felt like, Man, that is all cut off." - Salt Lake Tribune


rSr/2023 CB Keenan EllisBrigham Young
News Source: Salt Lake Tribune



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