Thirteen months ago, doctors told Ole Miss offensive lineman Christian Morris that he would never play football again. On Monday, he announced that he’ll be returning to the sport he loves... this time at Grambling State.
During an extra point attempt in the Rebels’ win over Texas A&M in 2015, Morris, who’d bee previously been diagnosed with a narrowing of the spinal canal known as spinal stenosis, had his neck stepped on. He fainted as he jogged back to the sideline and was carted off the field and taken to the hospital.
“I done cried till I can’t no more, I done asked why, I done prayed,” Morris said after multiple doctors advised him to walk away from the game.