OT:Don Majkowski injuries still haunting him

[paulpressey25]

Nice article. I still give it up to this guy for always pouring it out on the field. His 1989 season was tremendous.

http://www.foxsportswisconsin.com/fox-s ... eedID=5059

March 28, 2013, 10:32am

Majkowski looks his age on the outside but feels much older.
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The last two years of Don Majkowski's life have been what every current and former NFL player fears. The once-great quarterback who seemed poised to turn around the Green Bay Packers in the early 1990s is now experiencing nearly every possible downfall the game of football can present to those who played it.

Only 49 years old, Majkowski has been in significant pain and agony. The player who used to attack defenses with reckless abandon struggles simply to leave his house these days.

"I haven't worked, I haven't coached, I haven't done anything," Majkowski told FOXSportsWisconsin.com. "It's very difficult to even sit for five minutes. It's been a nightmare."

The list of Majkowski's physical problems is lengthy and includes everything from degenerative disk disease in his neck and back to post-concussion syndrome. But his issues started with his left ankle. He's had 11 surgeries on it, including back-to-back fusions after the first attempt didn't work.

"It's just locked in place now," Majkowski said. "I can't move my foot at all."

Majkowski's ankle problems began on a memorable day in Packers history. On Sept. 20, 1992, he tore a ligament in his ankle, opening the door for 22-year-old backup Brett Favre to make his Lambeau Field debut. Favre led the Packers to a comeback win that day and started his next 297 NFL games. Majkowski – a rare combination of talent and swagger dubbed the Majik Man while finishing second in NFL MVP voting to Joe Montana in 1989 -- never took another snap in Green Bay and signed on as a backup with the Indianapolis Colts the next season..........

[humanrefutation]

That's awful to hear, especially at only 49. I wonder if he regrets playing.

[MickeyDavis]

He was a great guy when he played here. He would always be down at Lukes on Water after County Stadium games.

[emunney]

This is a bummer. Love the Majik Man. That shoulder injury was devastating.

[Kerb Hohl]

He was a great guy when he played here. He would always be down at Lukes on Water after County Stadium games.

And Art's after?

[MickeyDavis]

Never saw him at Art's unfortunately. Back them Lukes was about the only bar on Water St.

[Ill-yasova]

I'm a little too young to really remember him as a player, but from what I know he seems to get a bum rap as being terrible because of Favre's success afterwards. He's also responsible for one of the best posters ever.

[emunney]

I wore this shirt until it fell apart.

[Kerb Hohl]

Also had that shirt.

[El Duderino]

Had to love Majik after the dark years of total scrubs like David Whitehurt and Randy Wright as quarterbacks for the Packers. He was a little like Favre without the cannon arm and durable body.

Plus, he proudly sported that ultra-mullet.

[dedned]

Also had that shirt.

Pretty sure I did too. Loved Majik. Had another cool one like that with a bunch of the dudes from 89. Noble, Tim Harris, Cecil, Sharpe. Wish I still had it.

[Profound23]

I'm a little too young to really remember him as a player, but from what I know he seems to get a bum rap as being terrible because of Favre's success afterwards. He's also responsible for one of the best posters ever.

I actually owned that poster along with a Bash Brothers poster.