With Health Scare Over, Nat Berhe Sets Sights on a Starting Role with NY Giants

March 25, 2016   ·   Patricia Traina   ·   Jump to comments

New York Giants safety Natnael Berhe has always prided himself on being tough.
This is, after all, a player who, during his college career at San Diego State, pushed through a staph infection, one that Berhe was determined to not let cause him to miss a game.   
In my nine years of playing football I've never missed a season or even back to back games for that matter, so I'm upset to say the least
— Natnael Berhe (@NatBerhe) August 27, 2015 So when last year Berhe, who in his second NFL season sought to earn a starting job at safety, felt a tweak in his calf, he didn’t think twice about it and resolved to push through it.
His body had other ideas. Berhe would reaggravate his calf again. This time, the injury caused his calf to swell to nearly three times its normal size.
What happened in the hours following that second pop that led to that swelling would ultimately change Berhe's perspective on life and on his career.
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