Two years. Two long years. Two years of surgeries, therapy, rehab, watching, waiting, hopefully learning. And oh, yes, throw in a pandemic and a quarantine.
Mark Gilbert took the field at Northwestern on September 8, 2018 as one of the nation’s top cornerbacks, a preseason All-American and a presumptive high pick in the 2019 NFL draft. Early in the game he landed awkwardly defending a pass, dislocating his hip.
He hasn’t played in a game since.
But that’s about to change. Mark Gilbert is all the way back and raring to go.
It certainly wasn’t easy.