SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- As the national anthem played Saturday night, Dallas Cowboys center Travis Frederick took a moment to let his mind wander.
A year ago in the Cowboys' preseason opener inside Levi's Stadium, Frederick took his only 10 snaps of the 2018 season. His hands and feet were numb and he had no idea why. During this past Saturday's preseason game against the San Francisco 49ers, the effects of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), an autoimmune disease that tore through Frederick's nervous system, were gone.
"There was some thought there, but again, my goal of the whole thing is to try to make it as normal as possible and get it back to normal," Frederick said.