I’ll never forget that fateful day. The commissioner had a press release. Three teams had folded. The remaining five weren’t enough to keep the league afloat. The NSFL was officially disbanded.
That day changed my life.
Before that day, I was only a hunter in cleats, on the field. I was only a warrior in pads, between the snap and the whistle.
Now, I am a hunter always. My band silently stalks the city streets, communicating without words, slowly surrounding our prey. We are always warriors now. We are men with a cause.
As we close in, the poor fool realizes he is trapped. One of my comrades lets fly a set of spinning bolas, and the quarry is taken to the ground. He flails and tries to crawl away, but soon, I am on him.
I pin him to the ground as the brand, glowing red and white with heat, is brought forth. I hold the prey’s arm in place and the smell of searing flesh fills the air as he screams.
Another one marked.
Tomorrow will be yet another.
It will not stop – until I can play football again.
That day changed my life.
Before that day, I was only a hunter in cleats, on the field. I was only a warrior in pads, between the snap and the whistle.
Now, I am a hunter always. My band silently stalks the city streets, communicating without words, slowly surrounding our prey. We are always warriors now. We are men with a cause.
As we close in, the poor fool realizes he is trapped. One of my comrades lets fly a set of spinning bolas, and the quarry is taken to the ground. He flails and tries to crawl away, but soon, I am on him.
I pin him to the ground as the brand, glowing red and white with heat, is brought forth. I hold the prey’s arm in place and the smell of searing flesh fills the air as he screams.
Another one marked.
Tomorrow will be yet another.
It will not stop – until I can play football again.
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