Bryan was injured 4 games back in a game against the Toronto Argonauts, and it seemed as though his good start to the season would come crashing to a halt and his momentum would be on hold for the foreseeable future. But Burnham is set to return and is in great spirits, and according to his teammates, thatโs not at all unusual.
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Burnham made his triumphant return to practice just this past Tuesday, and he is set to play in the game against the Edmonton Elks on Saturday. Itโs set to go down at 10 PM EST.
On the injuries and how he felt soon after sustaining them, he had this to say:
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;I just remember feeling that pain. And it knocked the wind out of meโฆInitially all I was thinking was โI canโt breathe,โ trying to get that wind back, trying to get in a position where I could breatheโฆEventually the breath came back to meโฆ
I got up and ran off the field, thinking itโs gonna get better and better. It didnโt get better. Just really shallow breaths. I couldnโt take a deep breath. I could feel that something was wrong. And then the doctors said it would be wise to go to the hospital and get it checked out. Itโs a great thing that we have doctors on the sideline.โ
According to a report at The Province, Bryan was brought to the hospital and there they inserted a tube through his fractured ribs and that process re-inflated his collapsed lung. According to the report his lungs collapsed once again two days later, however.
โThat was the hardest part. The pain, the discomfort, that part is honestly kind of easyโฆIt was the not being able to interact with the guys, not being able to be there with the guys. That was hard. Not that I wasnโt a part of it โฆ Itโs just different than being in the huddle and going out there and competing, being tired together, struggling together, picking each other up โฆ all that stuff. I missed itโฆ
Iโm definitely gonna have to rein in the emotions a little bit. Iโm gonna be excited and grateful just to be back out thereโฆI knew it was only gonna be a few weeks, but when youโre in it, when youโre first getting the news of what the injury is, my mind automatically goes, โMan โ am I going to play again?โ I just want to play football. I know Iโm going to be excited. Iโm going to have to calm myself down a little bit.โ
via The province (link above)
According to QB Nathan Rourke, the advantage of having Bryan back is in fact huge:
โHeโs got such a positive attitude. He shows up. Heโs always laughing. Heโs making everyone else laughโฆHe works hard, but he doesnโt take things too seriously. He enjoys the game for what it is. When thereโs a grind of the season, he makes things fun. Heโs got that contagious energyโฆ
Defensively, when youโre lining up against Bryan Burnham, you have to know where he is. You have to understand that heโs gonna get the ball. And I think that just the gravity of that is good for us.โ
via The province (link above)
He is a long-time BC Lion, having signed on with the team in 2014. The 32 year old is a Moorestown, New Jersey native and got signed with the Lions soon after he played his college ball for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, where he had quite the college career. In the CFL he is a 3 โtime CFL All-Star and a 5-time CFL West All-Star.
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