The most devastating injury Atlanta Falcons tight end Jacob Tamme ever suffered in football was breaking his femur in high school. Such seems insignificant when you consider someone losing both legs in war.
Tamme encountered such an individual six years ago when he crossed paths with Chase Matthews, a double amputee who had served in the Army National Guard since 2001. Matthews was serving in Iraq on March 19, 2007, when the Humvee his unit from the 34th Infantry Division was using was struck by an improvised explosive device. He lost his left leg above the knee and right leg below the knee, along with taking significant damage to his left arm.