East Lansing — Weston Bridges always has loved to play football.
Practice, games, whatever it is, Bridges loves being out on the field.
But a year ago, he questioned whether that love was enough. Was it enough to keep him pushing through a second ACL tear in less than a year? Could he fight through the grueling rehab he knew was ahead of him?
It’s easy to understand why Bridges doubted his desire to keep playing. It was August 2017 and he’d just injured his left knee in his first preseason camp at Michigan State, less than a year after first hurting the knee in a playoff game during his final game at Copley (Ohio) High.