The Cincinnati Bengals saw the return of their punter Drue Chrisman on Sunday. It was great to see, considering he had been hospitalized.
Apparently, his NFL future could have been in jeopardy.
“Sitting in a hospital a couple of weeks ago,” Chrisman told Bengals’ radio broadcaster Dan Hoard. “I didn’t even know if I was going to be able to put on the pads again. It definitely felt good to knock the rust off.”
It was never revealed exactly what caused Chrisman’s visit to the hospital. Speculation on what it could have been is just unfair to the punter, but it is very clear it was serious.