I remember there was a time in which I viewed football players as immortal, superhuman even. There wasn’t anything in the world that I didn’t think they could do. They were my heroes and their accomplishments on the field never failed to amaze me.
Anyone who reveres players in this way never sees them as human until life provides an uncomfortable reminder that they’re mortal like the rest of us. Like all of America Monday night, I was horrified by the Damar Hamlin situation. For the first time in my football viewing life, I felt helpless as to what was transpiring on the field.