On a truly terrible day in Ricardo Lockette’s life, when he suffered what was ultimately a career-ending neck injury, one of his Seattle Seahawks teammates stayed with him all night in the hospital.
It was Marshawn Lynch.
Lockette’s story in The Players’ Tribune is haunting, inspiring and is incredibly insightful on the fleeting and dangerous life of a pro football player. Lockette talked about worrying he might be dead as he was on the turf at Cowboys Stadium, after taking a hard hit covering a punt. He wrote about the emotion of seeing his daughter in the hospital, the decision to retire and what’s important to him now.