The Kansas City Chiefs have invited a Kent State player to their rookie minicamp this weekend. That player, Nate Terhune, was once called the toughest player in college football. Why? Because HE CAME BACK FROM A BROKEN LEG IN A MONTH.
But wait! There's more!
Read this, all of it:
Terhune broke his left leg near the ankle in a Sept. 14 loss at LSU. Exactly four weeks later, following a quick rehab after surgery to implant a metal plate and some pins, he played at Ball State (Oct. 12). He didn't partake of painkillers during his rehab: "If I took them, they told me I wouldn't be able to lift weights." On Nov. 19, he hurdled over a defender to score on a 61-yard run (more of a rumble, actually) on a fake punt in what turned into a rout of Ohio.
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That's not all! This player we're talking about is a NOSE TACKLE! And this came NINE WEEKS AFTER A BROKEN LEG.
My goodness. I just had to go all caps there.
He's listed at 6'4 and 287 pounds. Not only that, he has a history of fake punts. Kent State says he had three fake punt runs in his career that went for 31, 44 and 61 yards. The 61-yarder is a thing of beauty - the hurdle! - and can be seen here:
But wait! There's still more! He was on the SB Nation Piesman Trophy list, given to the nation's most exciting BIG college football player.
Nate Terhune is on The 2015 Piesman Trophy Watch List, or the country's most exciting giant athletes http://t.co/QXxW3HxNJA
— Kent State Football (@KentStFootball) August 21, 2015