Dwight Freeney the star defensive end for the Indianapolis Colts has a torn ligament in his ankle. As if that isn’t bad enough a quarterback is the one that hurt him. A misstep on Mark Sanchez’s foot has Freeney possibly missing the Super Bowl. There is a long history of players playing despite horrible injuries in the big game. The question is whether this is Super Tough or Super Selfish?
All players want to help their team win the big game and no one wants to be sidelined with an injury, but at what cost? Is the back up so bad that you are better hopping on one leg? Or is it the pride and satisfaction of saying I had a broken leg and still played in the Super Bowl. After all, Jack Youngblood is a legend because he did this very thing.
At what point does Dwight Freeney say the best thing for the Colts is for me to sit the bench and let someone who walk without a limp play. I don’t envy Dwight, but the toughest thing he might do is to say I won’t play because the team needs me not to. Now that is tough.
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