[Sportscolumn is running down the ten dumbest in-game injuries in sports. Here’s #4.]
It could have been the fairy tale ending to Ted Ginn’s career. He returned the opening kickoff for a BCS title game record 93 yard touchdown but proceeded to injure his left foot during the end zone celebration. Ohio State was humiliated for the remainder of the game as the Buckeye’s offense could only muster a pathetic 82 yards while their playmaker watched from the sideline on crutches. Rumor has it that Ted Ginn Sr. more or less ordered Jr. not to return to the game, saying something along the lines of “you’re in the draft after this game” and “it’s not that important.” You can literally see dollar signs in Sr.’s eyes when he looks at his boy.
Here’s the fateful play:
One reply on “Top 10 Dumbest in-game Injuries: #4 Ted Ginn Jr.”
pretty big pileup — That was a big pileup in the end zone. No wonder he was injured.
This is a great list.