A dramatic reading of Ricardo Lockette’s ‘chilling’ near-death story
Jul 6, 2016, 1:28 PM | Updated: 1:30 pm
"I didn’t see a light. I heard a noise." (AP)
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For those who haven’t yet read the harrowing story from former Seahawks Ricardo Lockette published in the Players Tribune, KIRO Radio’s “Tom and Curley” performed and analyzed the piece Wednesday.
Lockette’s story, titled “Am I About to Die?” describes his thoughts during and after his serious injury last November as a member of the Seahawks when he lay motionless on the ground in Cowboys stadium after a hard hit during punt coverage.
I hit the ground, and I heard the sound you never want to hear. When you have a brush with death, people always say you see a light. Well, I didn’t see a light. I heard a noise. You know the noise I’m talking about — like when you were a little kid, bored at a family party, and you ran your finger around the top of your auntie’s wine glass. It’s that weird, far-off ringing sound.
It was terrifying. I couldn’t hear the crowd. I couldn’t hear my teammates. That’s when I knew it was bad.
John Curley called the story “absolutely chilling,” while Tom Tangney referred to it as a “riveting piece of writing.”
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