2010: Another great year upon us. (Archive)

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7/15/2010, 5:22:44 AM

Mars wrote:
does this make anyone else sort of question Clawson's love/passion for football? And I'm not saying it like it's a bad thing... I'm just thinking: if I were a college football player and I had a good shot at making millions in the NFL, I'm fairly certain the last thing on my mind would be selling security systems so I could continue to pursue an education... UNLESS, of course, I didn't really enjoy football that much.

Open mouth, insert foot.

" The plan is come back to BYU later this year, work with the Cougars' strength staff in the fall and eventually get his master's in exercise physiology. There is no guilt over Bradford's injury, just a nagging ache deep in his competitive psyche. It hurts not to be able to hit someone anymore forever. There was an option to play professionally -- agents were calling -- but Clawson didn't follow up. His wife, Breanna, and young daughter Chesni need him healthy. Other athletes have played with diabetes. It requires discipline, a quality not unknown to football players. As an athlete, Clawson had to check his blood sugar levels eight times a day and inject himself with insulin before every meal. "It got hard sometimes," he said, "because I was always trying to put on weight. How much insulin you take is a little unpredictable." The concussions were just as unpredictable. Clawson estimates he has suffered a few of them. He would come to the sidelines disoriented or, even worse, be on the field in a fog. Trainers would hold him out of practice. The good: "I never lost my memory or anything." The bad: In half his games in 2008, Clawson said he was "dizzy for an entire series." "

Ah, Mars, what would I do without you there to tell me every time you think I am wrong?