As if returning from a ruptured Achilles at age 37 isn't tough enough, it appears Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith Sr. has a steeper climb than most.
In a feature by Bleacher Report's Dan Pompei, Smith revealed that his injury last November was a double rupture of the Achilles tendon, the first such injury ever seen by his surgeon, renowned orthopedist Robert Anderson. Smith's wife, Angie, told Pompei that photos taken during surgery showed what looked like "raw, shredded chicken."
Per Pompei, Smith's recovery after surgery was extremely painful, prompting the use of Oxycontin for "about 12 days.