As fans and athletes pick up their pitchforks to demand the NCAA to pay student-athletes, one former Kentucky football player is asking for something simple, and probably more valuable, health insurance.
Mike Pfeifer was a star at Louisville Trinity before he became an All-American offensive lineman at Kentucky for Jerry Claiborne. A blossoming bully in the trenches with NFL aspirations, his junior season ended early after he blew out his knee. He rehabilitated his knee, until his NFL dreams were shattered by a broken foot.
That foot is still broken. His body is still hurting. He needs a knee replacement.