Just Another Blog
Tuesday, January 07, 2003
 
Big Time Health Insurance

Willis McGahee took out a huge insurance contract on himself just hours before he had his knee bent backwards. Boy, good for him. I nearly threw up when I saw the first replay of the hit that he took. People in the room said that from another angle the hit didn't look quite as bad, but I turned away when it came on. It was one of the more disturbing hits in football that I have ever witnessed. It also likely cost the Hurricanes the game. That's a terrible way to have to lose, but I was rooting for my sister's (and Missy's) alma mater, and these kinds of things happen in the game of football. I really hope that he is able to make a recovery and go on to play again. Perhaps instead of jumping to the pros as planned he will be able to take his remaining two years of college as essentially rehab years and still go on to play pro ball. Maybe he'll need to bulk up and switch to fullback instead of halfback, but he looked to have a bright future, and hopefully, he will still be able to. If not, thank god for that last minute insurance policy. Get well soon!