In Greek mythology, Achilles was a strong and courageous warrior whose only vulnerability was his heel, which his mother held while dipping her newborn son in the river Styx to make him immortal. In battle, an arrow hit Achilles' heel. Our hero perished.
Truth mirrored fiction, minus the unforgiving consequences, for University of Richmond linebacker Dale Matthews. Times two. Matthews tore both of his Achilles tendons last year.
The left one ripped during spring ball in 2016. After surgery and several months of rehabilitation, Matthews was good to go last season. The right one tore in November, in a game against James Madison.