Injury almost kept Mike Grella out of the New York Red Bulls' final game of the season, and perhaps it was that injury that ultimately required him to have surgery.
Or maybe he had a mole removed. Or a root canal.
Whatever the surgery, clearly it is in the past and Grella is on the mend.
The first competitive game of RBNY's 2017 is on February 22, when the Vancouver Whitecaps will visit Red Bull Arena for the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal.