Super Bowl champion reveals he was 'temporarily paralyzed' but still played two weeks later

Super Bowl champion reveals he was 'temporarily paralyzed' but still played two weeks later Image Credit : Google

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[{"selector":"#anim-4681a1f2-cd4a-4d41-ba98-92cd682a58f4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5742501f-e895-48ae-aef1-2999e58502a7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 198.70364%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0f178261-5f2e-4622-925d-9a62c9a462bf [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] So my head's getting hit every play…" Wolfe added that his team doctors underplayed the severity of the injury. Image Credit : Google

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