Written Option: Reflect on one moment in your player’s career (childhood, college, DSFL, or NSFL) where they faced an important turning point - perhaps a season-ending injury, unexpected trade, position switch, or a difficult decision. How did your player’s reaction change the way that their career has unfolded? What ramifications has their choice or circumstance had on their future or on the league?
Matt Krause had a shoulder injury in his junior season at USC. After coming in as the #1 CB and #1 overall player out of highschool in the ESPN100, he's first two seasons at USC made it look like a hell of a signing for the Trojans. Next comes the junior year and a injury decision that would shake up his draft stock forever. During his junior year Krause when it for a tackle with great form. Let's call it a hit stick. Leading with the shoulder caused slight tear of the infrasinatus rotator cuff tendon. Now as you all know there is numerous pressure as a start athlete to get back on the field and help your team immediately. This is were Krause fucked and a made decision that would cost him his draft stock immensely. Instead of undergoing a quick surgery, he and the staff at USC under played the injury and opted for 6 weeks of psychical therapy. Now although Krause was able to come back and perform decent for the rest of his junior year and senior year. You could tell there was lingering effects. And after graduation Krause opted to have the surgery and undergo a 3month rehab. Which eventually leaving him to be drafting way below his potential.
Matt Krause had a shoulder injury in his junior season at USC. After coming in as the #1 CB and #1 overall player out of highschool in the ESPN100, he's first two seasons at USC made it look like a hell of a signing for the Trojans. Next comes the junior year and a injury decision that would shake up his draft stock forever. During his junior year Krause when it for a tackle with great form. Let's call it a hit stick. Leading with the shoulder caused slight tear of the infrasinatus rotator cuff tendon. Now as you all know there is numerous pressure as a start athlete to get back on the field and help your team immediately. This is were Krause fucked and a made decision that would cost him his draft stock immensely. Instead of undergoing a quick surgery, he and the staff at USC under played the injury and opted for 6 weeks of psychical therapy. Now although Krause was able to come back and perform decent for the rest of his junior year and senior year. You could tell there was lingering effects. And after graduation Krause opted to have the surgery and undergo a 3month rehab. Which eventually leaving him to be drafting way below his potential.