Early in his first NFL season, Ravens tight end Hayden Hurst suffered the first major injury of his football career, a fractured foot against the Indianapolis Colts Aug. 20.
Hurst was never able to get going after he returned to the team in October, drawing criticism from some fans who wondered if the team made a mistake in spending the 25th overall pick on the tight end out of South Carolina.
"You know, it sucked going through because I know what I'm capable of on the field and you kind of have to listen to the comments, 'Why did we draft this guy, should have drafted this guy,' which I get, it comes with the territory," Hurst said on Glenn Clark Radio June 19. "I'm putting myself out there playing in the NFL, but what I went through, that's about as dark and as low as it gets. So if I can pull myself out of that, I can deal with a minor stress fracture in my foot."
