Had my Bell Rung

Wasn't sure which forum to post this in, but I thought I'd share my story with you all. I'm a sports reporter/producer at a local tv station, and was at the Illinois game filming highlights. On the touchdown where Ameer dove towards the pylon, Kenny was engaged in a block in the back of the endzone. He and the Illinois defender ended up heading to the sideline, and I ended up getting blindsided. I woke up to Kenny standing over me asking if I was okay. He tried to help me up, but the medics yelled at him to not touch me. I got carted off in a stretcher and taken to the ER. Ended up with a concussion, sprained ankle, some gnarly cuts, whiplash, and one hell of a story.

Kenny apologized to me later on Twitter.

Kenny Bell @AFRO_THUNDER80 Follow

@NTVBroganElse oh that was you?! I'm sorry my brother, I stayed with U to try n get U up man, but we hit Ya pretty hard. Hope all is well
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Had a friend come up with this t-shirt idea:

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As a huge Husker fan, I'm not sure I'm going to get more "involved" with Husker football.
Video of the hit: https://vine.co/v/OmbKzv7PKqv

 
I remember you from when I was on the sideline of the Northwestern game last year. We talked for a second or two and you seemed like an enjoyable guy.

I also remember seeing something on twitter that someone on the sidelines got hurt and was carted off on a stretcher. Crazy story man - glad to hear you're alright afterwards.

 
Glad to see you on your feet in that t-shirt pic. That was a hell of a hit. I remember seeing those two (Kenny & his blocking victim) going off the field and seeing a tangle of people after. Crazy that was you.

 
Sean Callahan @Sean_Callahan · Sep 27

There's an injured camera guy on the sidelines in the Northwest corner being attended to right now.

Sean Callahan @Sean_Callahan · Sep 27
The injured camera man in the corner just got carried off on a stretcher with a neck brace on.
Garrett ‏@GSG5545 Sep 27

@Sean_Callahan Watching Ameer Abdullah will do that to you. Seriously though, hope he's ok

You're famous! And GSG is a d!(k
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Wow. That really had to be a vicious hit to crack the shatter the lens like that oh my goodness.

I was in a music video a month back and accidentally punched my buddy's FS700 as hard as I possibly could straight into the lense and it did nothing. Jokes about my strength aside, you must be tough as hell.

 
Sean Callahan @Sean_Callahan · Sep 27


There's an injured camera guy on the sidelines in the Northwest corner being attended to right now.

Sean Callahan @Sean_Callahan · Sep 27
The injured camera man in the corner just got carried off on a stretcher with a neck brace on.
Garrett ‏@GSG5545 Sep 27

@Sean_Callahan Watching Ameer Abdullah will do that to you. Seriously though, hope he's ok

You're famous! And GSG is a d!(k
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Hahaha, well technically, it WAS because I was watching Ameer.

 
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