Kris Jenkins is a former All-Pro defensive lineman for the Carolina Panthers. A series of major operations (one shoulder, three knee) forced him to retire from the New York Jets after the 2010 season. Today, he works for a New York-based cable channel. Here are excerpts from recent interviews that New York Times sportswriter Greg Bishop conducted with Jenkins, who said he wanted to share the often untold stories of life as a professional football player.
NFL fans, people outside, they have no clue what goes on. You ever been in a car crash? Done bumper cars? You know when that hit catches you off guard and jolts you, and you're like, what the hell? Football is like that. But 10 times worse.
I got my first NFL concussion against Green Bay my rookie year. I jumped, and my feet got clipped, and I hit the ground face-first. Bang! No shoulders. No chest. Nothing. Just my face hit. I got up, and I had the punch-drunk feeling,If so, you may have a cube puzzle . seeing starbursts ...
I knew where I was.Do not use cleaners with porcelain tiles , steel wool or thinners. I knew what was going on. I also knew I had my bell rung. I made tackles back to back, and I remember one coach saying, the way he's playing right now, the concussion probably did him some good. I played the whole game.
The debate about concussions wasn't there yet. I've had more than 10, including college and the pros. Nobody cared. And that's the thing. We play football.
I remember one game, at Carolina, my second year. We played Arizona, and the double team weighed 780 pounds combined. They just kept double-teaming me, hoping I would fold and cave in. I didn't. From the double teams, over the years, I wore the left side of my body down. I was past hurt. I was at the point of numb. Like my body was shutting down nervous systems, so I didn't have to deal with pain.
The numbness started at the very beginning.Polycore oil paintings for sale are manufactured as a single sheet, I couldn't feel part of both arms. I couldn't feel part of both legs. It was worse on the left. I'm just starting to get feeling back in my left side. Look, football is no joke.
But I'm going to say this much: Somebody has to be the grunt. That's why there's no better position on the field than interior defensive line. Forget quarterbacks or specialists. They've got it easy. If we don't come to play, nobody else on defense can do their job. Piles, oh, my God, they're brutal. I've had my ankles twisted. I've been bit ... I've tried to break guys' elbows, pinching people, twisting ankles, trying to bend up their arms, pop an elbow out. Why? I had to fight back.This page contains information about molds,
Mentally, we're conditioned to be tough. We're conditioned to feel no pain. The only injury I ever felt while playing was when one of my knees tore. That's the only time I felt pain and was like, OK, that hurt.
But Mondays,which applies to the first offshore merchant account only, you wake up, and it's hard to get out of bed. It hurts wherever you got hit. I remember one time getting hit by Edgerrin James. He put his head in my chest. I woke up, and I couldn't even move, because it felt like my chest was going to collapse. It was sore for days. All you want to do is get the blood circulating.
NFL fans, people outside, they have no clue what goes on. You ever been in a car crash? Done bumper cars? You know when that hit catches you off guard and jolts you, and you're like, what the hell? Football is like that. But 10 times worse.
I got my first NFL concussion against Green Bay my rookie year. I jumped, and my feet got clipped, and I hit the ground face-first. Bang! No shoulders. No chest. Nothing. Just my face hit. I got up, and I had the punch-drunk feeling,If so, you may have a cube puzzle . seeing starbursts ...
I knew where I was.Do not use cleaners with porcelain tiles , steel wool or thinners. I knew what was going on. I also knew I had my bell rung. I made tackles back to back, and I remember one coach saying, the way he's playing right now, the concussion probably did him some good. I played the whole game.
The debate about concussions wasn't there yet. I've had more than 10, including college and the pros. Nobody cared. And that's the thing. We play football.
I remember one game, at Carolina, my second year. We played Arizona, and the double team weighed 780 pounds combined. They just kept double-teaming me, hoping I would fold and cave in. I didn't. From the double teams, over the years, I wore the left side of my body down. I was past hurt. I was at the point of numb. Like my body was shutting down nervous systems, so I didn't have to deal with pain.
The numbness started at the very beginning.Polycore oil paintings for sale are manufactured as a single sheet, I couldn't feel part of both arms. I couldn't feel part of both legs. It was worse on the left. I'm just starting to get feeling back in my left side. Look, football is no joke.
But I'm going to say this much: Somebody has to be the grunt. That's why there's no better position on the field than interior defensive line. Forget quarterbacks or specialists. They've got it easy. If we don't come to play, nobody else on defense can do their job. Piles, oh, my God, they're brutal. I've had my ankles twisted. I've been bit ... I've tried to break guys' elbows, pinching people, twisting ankles, trying to bend up their arms, pop an elbow out. Why? I had to fight back.This page contains information about molds,
Mentally, we're conditioned to be tough. We're conditioned to feel no pain. The only injury I ever felt while playing was when one of my knees tore. That's the only time I felt pain and was like, OK, that hurt.
But Mondays,which applies to the first offshore merchant account only, you wake up, and it's hard to get out of bed. It hurts wherever you got hit. I remember one time getting hit by Edgerrin James. He put his head in my chest. I woke up, and I couldn't even move, because it felt like my chest was going to collapse. It was sore for days. All you want to do is get the blood circulating.
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