My brother is an athlete!

Tiger Woods, Tom Brady, Erik Johnson, these are some true atheletes. The list could go on and on, but it stops here. These people, all in their respective sports have gone above and beyond what is expected for the betterment of the team. In Tiger Woods' case it for himself and his buckets of money. The point is they lay their body on the line over and over to make the big play.

There is someone I would like to nominate to be added to this list. Someone who as also gone the mile and pushed through the pain to reap the reward at the end of the tunnel. My brother, Ryan Kendrick.

Ryan blew out his ACL...yeah that's right. The man -correction- the legend of Burlington Central High School football is laid up on a couch after a devastating injury, which will side line the retired right guard for 4-6 weeks. I would like to be able to tell you that he is going to be the same #67 from back in his glory days, digging it out in the trenches on the back field on Baldwin St, however the future is unpredictable.

The repercussions from this devastating injury are going to resonate for years to come. Every dropped pass, every duck thrown, every Thanksgiving Day Family Sprint 2nd place finish, there will be an asterisks beside his name. The most important of all these fall outs will of course be a lost game of darts. The constant leaning on his front leg will reek havoc on his game. If only there were someone that could take advantage of this and rain down 180's all over his ass, while he sits to the side with a cold beer nursing his slowly swelling knee.

Seriously though, I feel for you Ryan. It wont be easy coming back from this one. I know you can and I know you will but it will take time and patience. Just hang in there and set a goal for yourself. Whether its getting up to get a beer, walking the dog, or hitting that double 1. You are a very strong person and nothing is going to keep your ass down. You're the champ, go get your belt back.