K-State Football: Could Darren Sproles injury end his NFL career

Legendary former K-State football running back and current Philadelphia Eagle Darren Sproles suffered a freak double injury on Sunday against the New York Giants. With Sproles turning 34 this June, the question is… Is this the end?

In a rarity for the NFL, K-State alum Darren Sproles suffered both a torn ACL and a broken arm on the same play. The play started out innocently enough, a sweep style play we’ve seen Sproles run a thousand times before.

However, it actually looked like he may have hurt his knee before anyone hit him and while trying to give up another player hit his arm and added injury to injury.

Sproles has already been placed on injured reserve by the Philadelphia Eagles. Surgery has come quickly, according to Adam Schefter with ESPN (tweet below).

I speak for K-State and non K-State fans alike when I say that people love Darren Sproles. Standing barely five foot six, the running back is in his 12th season (he missed another one due to injury) for his third team. Not only that, he’s an inspiration for many, as evidenced by this SB Nation article here and has been highlighted by the The Stuttering Foundation.

Eagles RB Darren Sproles tore his ACL and broke his arm on same play, sources tell @mortreport and me. Surgery on arm today, knee later.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 25, 2017

For Kansas State fans, Spoles holds an even dearer place in their hearts. He’s the all-time leading rusher by almost 2000 yards and second in touchdowns behind Collin Klein. Finally, he’s best remembered for multiple plays with my favorite being the 2003 Big12 championship game.