The harrowing accident that almost ended an NFL player’s career
New York TimesThe first two weeks after the surgery were the worst, the pain so crippling, so unceasing, that Nyheim Hines couldn’t even imagine climbing from bed. “It was just rehab, man, but it was hard as hell.” This wasn’t supposed to be what August looked like for Hines, the shifty sixth-year running back and special teams standout for the Buffalo Bills. “I literally tell people my life is like that movie ‘Final Destination.’” One of the Sea-Doos involved in the accident that cost Bills running back Nyheim Hines his season. “I’ll never take a Wednesday practice for granted again,” Hines says. “I don’t wanna say it was bad luck, because I don’t really believe in luck, but hopefully the Lord’s just trying to prepare me for something, because it’s been hard,” Hines says.
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