The date December 10th, 2000 won’t ring a bell to Dallas Cowboys fans, but there’s a moment that day that lives in football hearts.
It was the final day quarterback legend Troy Aikman suited up for the Cowboys. Aikman was hit by Washington Redskins linebacker LaVar Arrington in Week fourteen, suffering a final concussion that would send the Cowboys superstar into retirement.
Aikman was 34-years-old.
His body had enough. His mind was telling him to take more snaps, but in the end, concussion after concussion became the final scoreboard.