Last season, many people thought that Ryan Shazier might never walk again. The Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker suffered a horrible neck injury while making a tackle during a Monday-night game against the Cincinnati Bengals in December. Shazier lay on the ground unable to move his legs before being carted off the field.…

In eighth grade, I was a starting wideout and cornerback for my middle school football team, the St. Bartholomew Bruins. Our team that year went undefeated and won the Pittsburgh Diocese, and our only close game that season came during the championship, which we won on a last-second touchdown caught by yours truly—a…