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‘Hurt, Hurt Bad:’ Cole Holcomb Opens Up About Knee Injury, And Silver Lining Of Helping Others

Cole Holcomb did what few others could. What few even thought was possible. As devastating as his 2023 knee injury was, it’s made his relationship with football all the closer. And his story is helping others going through similar journeys.

Sidelined for nearly two years by a November knee injury that immediately sent him to the hospital and soon after, a long rehab, Holcomb opened up about getting back to the football field.

“It was wild. Hurt, hurt bad,” Holcomb told Steelers.com’s Teresa Varley in a recent feature piece. “I knew I messed it up pretty bad.