CLEMSON – Football players are modern-day gladiators, and they are supposed to be impervious to pain. Football players are expected to play through torn ligaments and broken bones, and fans and coaches alike expect those same players to wipe off the blood and keep on playing. They’re football players. They’re tough.
But what if the pain isn’t physical? What if the pain is inside of you, gnawing at your mind and your heart, day after day? What if you can’t talk about it with your coaches or teammates, who would simply tell you to suck it up and keep playing?