You’ve heard it said before that training camp is a grind for NFL players. And it’s not just about the on-the-field work. There are the lifting sessions, the recovery sessions, the classroom sessions and of course the time spent with iPads to learn the playbook. Mix in temperatures with heat indices that regularly break through 100 degrees and it adds up to a month of torture.
And if that wasn’t enough, there are those dreaded injuries, some of which can cause a player to lose his place in the pecking order, risking roster survival. Then there are those injuries that can set an entire team back and place the club’s potential in jeopardy.