“I had an infection, I had a skin graft to cover up the incision and then my Achilles was already stretched out as far as it could be. . . . It was a rough journey, for sure.”
The fact LT Filiaga has been able to enjoy any kind of success on the gridiron this season is just icing on the cake for the senior linebacker.
That’s because he was told by doctors that he might not play football – or any sport for that matter – ever again after his 2014 campaign was shortened due to an Achilles tendon injury, which occurred in Utah State’s 20-3 victory at Wyoming on Nov.