When ESPN approached me about doing a 30 for 30 on my rise to NSFL stardom, I was shocked. Not shocked that they're working on it, but rather that it took them this long to actually do it. The 30 for 30 documentary series is one of the best things to ever happen to documentaries. To be another episode in the series is a dream.
To no surprise, ESPN wanted a big part of the episode to be about that horrific incident while in college. For those unfamiliar, in my freshman year at Florida, we were playing against Florida State, a rivalry game for us. On a play in the third quarter, one of the worst things I'd ever witnessed happened. Our quarterback snapped the ball and dropped back to pass. He found his receiver, Kevin Williams, about 20 yards down the field and dropped the ball right into his hands. Running with it, Williams didn't see the defender coming on his right side. Right when he turned around, the defender clocked him with a vicious helmet to helmet hit. Kevin dropped to the ground and was completely knocked out. We all knew right away that it was bad. We all rushed to him and hoped he was just winded or something. He was still out when the trainers loaded him on to the stretcher. The rest of the game was a blur, don't even remember the score. We waited to hear word from the hospital all night. We were all just devastated for Williams. The next day we got word about his condition. In the documentary, you'll get to hear from some of Williams' teammates and myself and just how much we were affected by the whole situation. You're not going to want to miss this 30 for 30.
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To no surprise, ESPN wanted a big part of the episode to be about that horrific incident while in college. For those unfamiliar, in my freshman year at Florida, we were playing against Florida State, a rivalry game for us. On a play in the third quarter, one of the worst things I'd ever witnessed happened. Our quarterback snapped the ball and dropped back to pass. He found his receiver, Kevin Williams, about 20 yards down the field and dropped the ball right into his hands. Running with it, Williams didn't see the defender coming on his right side. Right when he turned around, the defender clocked him with a vicious helmet to helmet hit. Kevin dropped to the ground and was completely knocked out. We all knew right away that it was bad. We all rushed to him and hoped he was just winded or something. He was still out when the trainers loaded him on to the stretcher. The rest of the game was a blur, don't even remember the score. We waited to hear word from the hospital all night. We were all just devastated for Williams. The next day we got word about his condition. In the documentary, you'll get to hear from some of Williams' teammates and myself and just how much we were affected by the whole situation. You're not going to want to miss this 30 for 30.
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