stillers4me
10-01-2014, 04:18 PM
It took him two years of hard work, but Sean Spence got to live his dream of starting in the NFLSunday, Sept. 28, 2014 was a day Sean Spencehttp://www.steelers.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/sean-spence/be819128-6117-419b-8586-f0c71facd389/) will remember for the rest of his life, because that was the day he realized his dream of being in the starting lineup for a regular season NFL game. Another day he’ll never forget is Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, because that was when his dream was threatened by a severe knee injury.
The time between those two dates represents a period in Spence’s life where he repeatedly was tested, both mentally and physically, first through the rehabilitation associated with surgery to repair three torn ligaments in his knee, and then along the process of reclaiming the skill-set that had allowed him to play football at a high level.
At times, it was trying, but Spence stuck with it and the Steelers stuck by him.
In the following first-person account, Sean Spence shares some of his thoughts, emotions, and experiences along the road that took him to the day when his dream came true...........
read more @ http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/Sean-Spence-tells-his-story/b784b156-5734-4383-9195-b454191b4266
The time between those two dates represents a period in Spence’s life where he repeatedly was tested, both mentally and physically, first through the rehabilitation associated with surgery to repair three torn ligaments in his knee, and then along the process of reclaiming the skill-set that had allowed him to play football at a high level.
At times, it was trying, but Spence stuck with it and the Steelers stuck by him.
In the following first-person account, Sean Spence shares some of his thoughts, emotions, and experiences along the road that took him to the day when his dream came true...........
read more @ http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/Sean-Spence-tells-his-story/b784b156-5734-4383-9195-b454191b4266