Rams head coach Jeff Fisher said back in December that wide receiver Stedman Bailey is probably done playing football after being shot twice in the head on Nov. 24, according to Zac Jackson of Pro Football Talk. Bailey's doctors are also doubtful about his ability to make a return to the league, but that has done nothing more than push the young wide receiver to get back to the game he loves.
In a Youtube video titled "Steddy Ambition," Bailey speaks about the shooting and the subsequent lengthy surgery, as well as getting back on his feet for his family. "My neurosurgeon was extremely concerned about me making a return to the NFL, because when I did get shot in the head, it was pretty much like the worst kind of concussion that you can have," said Bailey. "Just being that football is such a physical sport, guys have concussions all the time. I would say that's probably the scariest part about it, because at the end of the day, I just want to have my mind functioning where I can be a good family man, be a good dad, just be myself. That's one thing I think is scary."
The third-year NFL wide receiver is running and lifting weights, but he is still is significantly far away from where he was before the shooting, according to Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk. While Bailey knows that it will be a long, hard journey to get back to the NFL, he is willing to continue to work and persevere to continue to live out his dream.
