Super Bowl champion reveals he was ‘briefly paralyzed’ however nonetheless performed two weeks later

Derek Wolfe gained a Super Bowl in 2016, but it surely did not come with out some dangers.

The former Denver Bronco had one of many largest scares a soccer participant may have on the gridiron.

During the 2013 preseason, a fullback hit Wolfe on the highest of the pinnacle after a cutblock, and he was stretched into an ambulance and pushed to a hospital. 

That hit made Wolfe’s physique go numb “from the nostril down” – however Wolfe mentioned he was again on the sphere in two weeks.

Denver Broncos defensive finish Derek Wolfe (95) lies on the sphere immobile throughout an damage within the first quarter towards the Seattle Seahawks August 17, 2013, at CenturyLink Field. He was taken to an area hospital and is evaluated for a cervical backbone damage and has motion in all of his extremities. (John Leyba/The Denver Post by way of Getty Images)

“I used to be paralyzed for 3 hours, after which I performed two weeks later,” Wolfe instructed Joe Rogan on his podcast. “It was depressing. Every time I received touched, my arms would go numb. And I’m a defensive lineman, so my head’s getting hit each play…”

Wolfe added that his staff medical doctors underplayed the severity of the damage, saying, “it was only a stinger” and evaluating it to the way it takes some time for lights to activate, however they shut off instantly.

Doctors within the hospital needed him to remain, however staff medical workers tried to persuade them Wolfe was good to go simply hours after the hit.

That’s when he realized “they do not care about us.”

Denver Broncos defensive finish Derek Wolfe (95) will get checked out by the medical workers after struggling an damage within the first quarter towards the Seattle Seahawks August 17, 2013, at CenturyLink Field. Wolfe was placed on an ambulance and brought to the hospital.  (John Leyba/The Denver Post by way of Getty Images)

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The damage additionally had an after-effect – Wolfe had a bruise on his mind stem, which brought about his mind to not get contemporary blood. Twelve weeks after the preliminary damage, he had a seizure and was in a coma for 36 hours.

In January, Wolfe killed a mountain lion that had been “wreaking havoc in a rural neighborhood” with a bow and arrow. He hiked over 9,600 ft and “nearly died on that mountain.”

Denver Broncos defensive finish Derek Wolfe (95) is loaded on the ambulance after struggling an damage within the first quarter towards the Seattle Seahawks August 17, 2013 at CenturyLink Field.  (John Leyba/The Denver Post by way of Getty Images)

Wolfe was Denver’s second-round choose (thirty sixth total) within the 2012 NFL Draft and spent eight seasons with the Broncos. He performed the 2020 season with the Baltimore Ravens earlier than calling it a profession.

He recorded 299 tackles and 33 sacks in his nine-year profession.