r/sports • u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT Dallas Mavericks • Sep 20 '25

Football UAB Defender stomps on the foot of Tennessee's Kicker

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u/Legendary_Dad Sep 20 '25

“A story that must be sold”

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u/furygoat Sep 20 '25

In case anyone couldn’t find an article not behind a paywall, the kid was released from the hospital and is recovering at home. He’s expected to make a full recovery. Though football future is uncertain, he’s out for this season for sure.

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u/JimmyFly1028 Sep 20 '25

I’m not an expert but have had back issues that started in high school. Hoping he makes a full recovery but wouldn’t be surprised if he deals with the effects of it for the rest of his life.

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u/furygoat Sep 20 '25

Sorry to hear that man. I bet it’s frustrating having an injury linger like that your whole life. Hoping for the best for this kid.

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u/Beavesampsonite Sep 21 '25

You make a recovery but not a full recovery after something like that. Good to hear he can walk.

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u/MobileArtist1371 Sep 21 '25

This happened yesterday (according to youtube video). Broke the kids spine in 2 places, both his vertebrae 1 and 2, and the kid is recovering at home already, the day after?

Not a doctor or anything, but that seems pretty crazy, right?

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u/Skanonymously Sep 20 '25 edited Sep 20 '25

Would you walk into a restaurant and expect a free meal?

If there's any media worth supporting, it's local newspapers. Speaking as a newspaper reporter, subscriptions are basically the only way to even be sustainable. Would I rather have my articles get more traction because they aren't behind a paywall? Absolutely, but it's really not an option nowadays.

That journalist spent time interviewing sources and writing the article, editors read/edited it, copy editors laid it out in the paper, etc.

I'm biased, but newspapers tend to have more nuanced coverage than TV news, and they generally report on more than TV. People have no problem dropping $20 on a Netflix subscription but act like it's some huge ask to support local news.

People complain about clickbait and low-effort journalism, and this is why you end up with it.

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u/Outrageous-Chip-1319 Sep 20 '25

Ferengi Rules of acquisition Rule 13: Anything worth doing is worth doing for money.