Graham Mertz talks return to UF, season-ending injury & recovery timeline | Florida Gators Football

Published: Dec 05, 2023 Duration: 00:02:28 Category: Sports

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gr the the most important question what was going through your mind on the play um not a whole lot I mean I knew I had to get a first down and that was kind of always on my mind and then uh play win as it did and then I didn't realize it until after the next play actually but uh I was I was more Juiced up because I saw everybody on the sideline getting Juiced up and I thought it was a spark we needed so I was fired up and then I went to hand it off and and I felt kind of everything move around in there didn't feel right so have you ever run through two Defenders like that before uh not two I've probably done one a couple times but definitely not not like that and what hit was it that caused the injury do you know I wish I knew I really don't know I don't know if it was the first one it was the second one if it was the combination of both them coming together uh I really don't know and so when you made the first down gesture you didn't feel hurt yet the adrenaline was still adrenaline was popping yeah I was I was Juiced up a lot of people joke that you were channeling to TBO 15 that 30 extra pounds would have helped huh yeah 30 extra pounds would have been great there have they given you a recovery timeline or um now there's always like a general timeline for collar bones I think for me I'm I'm more focused on just my like day-to-day how I'm feeling and how the recoveries come along but I mean everything's on schedule feeling great so uh should be just a normal timeline what uh what factored in your decision to come back and and how much should nil play a factor yeah I mean there there's a bunch of things I mean I first off I was just kind of reflecting with coach in our meeting just about my timeline here and um it felt like it went by so quick and uh obviously the season didn't go the way we wanted it to and I think that was that was kind of the main driving force in that um I mean obviously you grew up your whole life playing this game wanting to go to the NFL um and I had the choice between the two and I think in the end I think being able to come back and and be with this team for another year I mean I care about this place so much and and them taking the step and and taking the choice and and getting me here was it was everything for me and I feel like I owe this place everything I got I feel like I said that a couple times up here but I truly mean that so I mean once I looked at all the options and and kind of weighed everything out I just like I did in my post and said unfished business I think uh that's kind of the theme for me sorry a lot of stuff left on the table and I want to win

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