A.J. Blue’s route to the NFL hasn’t been the most direct one

Posted Mar 25, 2014
A back injury left A.J. Blue in tears while down on the field. It was Blue’s lowest point because after all he had overcome – the death of his older brother, being ruled academically ineligible coming out of high school, destroying his left knee in his freshman year, switching from quarterback to running back – he finally had his NFL goals in his sight. And he had to start over. (Charlotte Observer)

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