LISTEN: The first thing that went through Nick Fitzgerald’s mind following his gruesome injury
By SDS Staff
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Nick Fitzgerald enters 2018 as one of the most important SEC players.
On one hand, he could be projected as high as a first-round pick, and on the other hand, everyone is wondering how he’ll bounce back from his gruesome Egg Bowl ankle injury. That was discussed a lot at SEC Media Days, in fact.
While speaking with ESPNU Radio Wednesday morning, Fitzgerald was asked his immediate thoughts about seeing his ankle in a completely different location than it should have been.
“Right when I looked own and saw my foot sideways and backwards and all kinds of different stuff, the first thought that went through my mind was ‘is this the end of my playing career?'”
That’s certainly a scary thought, and it’s apparent the pain hadn’t hit him at that point. Thankfully, he’s 100 percent ahead of fall camp and looks to have a huge senior season for Joe Moorhead and the Bulldogs.
Fitzgerald detailed his injury and his recovery with ESPNU Radio:
.@HailStateFB QB Nick Fitzgerald (@NickFitz07) went down in the Egg Bowl last year with a nasty ankle injury.
He walked us through the recovery process, from the moment of the injury to his current status of "100%" #SECMD18 pic.twitter.com/7YirevI2Hc
— ESPNU Radio on SiriusXM (@ESPNUonSiriusXM) July 18, 2018
Fitzgerald also blamed himself Wednesday morning for his ankle injury.
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