23 Year Old David Wilson Gives Tearful Farewell To The NFL (VIDEO)

Life comes at you fast and as a Baller, especially in the NFL, it comes at you even faster. No one knows this better than 23 year old NY Giants RB David Wilson who had to step away from his life long dream due to a neck injury. 

Wilson, who was the New York Giants’ first-round pick in the 2012 NFL draft, made a very emotional farewell speech yesterday. Wilson was hurt back on October 6 after being tackled coming out of his own end zone in a home game against Philadelphia. On January 16th he had a fusion of the vertebrae performed to repair the herniated disc in his neck. The Giants feared that his neck injury could be career threatening and decided waived him.

“I don’t want anybody to feel sorry for me, or pity me,” said Wilson. “I lived my dream. A lot of people only get to dream their dream. I lived that dream. Now I have a chance to dream another dream and live that, too.”

Wilson also posted to Instagram: “At age 8 I told my #Dad I wanted to play football in The NFL at this point in my life I have done that. Even Blessed to be drafted in the 1st round. Broke and set RECORDS, scored Touchdowns, and all that follows. It’s a great feeling to live a out dream. Unfortunately that has been paused but I am blessed that I am able to walk away from this game healthy and still able to be me with no restrictions pain or struggle and So all I ask is please don’t be sorry or pity ME that’s just one chapter life goes on and I’m glad I can live it. Once a Giant always a #Giant #pocketrocket”

You can’t fix a broken neck so I commend him for stepping away while he still had his body intact. Everyone doesn’t get the opportunity to live their dreams and the fact that he did, and excelled, his a testament to how good God is. I’m sure David Wilson will be able to touch lives in another way now.