Ravell Call, Deseret News
Elijah Bryant could return to BYU and play 30-something games in an expected starring role for the WCC title-seeking, very experienced, chemistry-established squad this coming season, but there is one thing nobody can guarantee him.
It is a crucial element of any athlete, the success code of any player on the court or field — yet it's elusive as anything.
It's health.
Nobody can promise Bryant that at any given moment on the court he can walk away unscathed from a season-ending knee, ankle or foot injury.
And based on that fact, Bryant has decided that when he bounces a ball and shoots for a team again — for as long as he can do so — he should be paid money.