Imagine being on track to make more than $20 million in your next contract in a sport where one major injury could change that number significantly.
Though it’s possible to play through hamstring injuries, it isn’t always wise, as they can linger for quite some time, recur, and even lead to other injuries.
Not only that, but skill players tend to look less explosive when nursing less-than-perfectly-healthy hamstrings.
Despite all those concerns, Cincinnati Bengals superstar wide receiver Tee Higgins decided to put himself back into a close game against the Kansas City Chiefs with his team’s postseason fate on the line, according to head coach Zac Taylor.