The first time Danny Etling threw a football after his back surgery, he knew something wasn’t right.
He wasn’t generating much power on his throws, and what power he could produce, came with the cost of excruciating pain.
Etling was still going through treatments and rehabilitation, but that wasn’t enough to solve the problem. To be able to return to playing the way he was capable of, Etling needed to learn how to throw all over again.
But since it was only early June, Etling couldn’t work with LSU coaches yet.
That’s when LSU Director of Athletic Training Jack Marucci stepped in with an idea.