Over the past decade, the public’s knowledge of the physical and mental toll that playing in the NFL takes on players has been explored like never before. Perhaps we’re going to now begin to understand just how much it takes to pitch successfully in the major leagues for more than a decade.
During Friday night’s ESPN documentary “Imperfect: The Roy Halladay Story,” Halladay’s widow, Brandy, says that during the 2012 season, Roy shrunk three inches because of spinal compression.