Being a veteran running back in the NFL doesn’t come without a few scars. Just ask Kansas City Chiefs running back Jerrick McKinnon.
Go back... way back... to August 12, 2018.
McKinnon was coming off a couple of disappointing years with the Minnesota Vikings, which saw him average a meager 3.6 yards per carry. He had just signed a four-year, 30-million dollar free-agent contract with the San Francisco 49ers in the offseason. He was battling for touches against Matt Breida and Raheem Mostert.
Up until this point in his career, McKinnon had managed to stay relatively healthy, but that was all about to change.