Popular YouTuber Deestroying‘s football comeback has hit a serious roadblock — the internet personality just revealed he fractured his neck during a UFL game over the weekend … and now, his focus is on getting back to 100 percent.
The moment went down during the San Antonio Brahmas’ Week 2 matchup against the Memphis Showboats … when Donald De La Hoye attempted a tackle while defending a kickoff return.
Get yourself a kicker who isn’t afraid to HIT 💥@Deestroying wasn’t holding back on this one 😤 pic.twitter.com/i1PVbWjGj0
— San Antonio Brahmas (@XFLBrahmas) April 6, 2024
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Dee appeared a bit shaken up by the play … but managed to get up on his own power and trot back to the sidelines.
The Brahmas announced he was placed on Injured Reserve … but on Tuesday, Dee revealed the extent of his ailment — as well as a selfie that showed him in a brace.
“Thank y’all for all the good wishes,” Dee said minutes ago. “Turns out on that tackle, due to bad form, I fractured my neck in a couple places.”
“Although this sucks, I’m grateful cause it could have been all bad,” he added.
Dee hopes his young fans use this as a learning lesson … calling on them to practice better tackling form to avoid injury.
Of course, Dee lost out on his college football dreams years ago … when the NCAA put a stop to his career at Central Florida over monetizing off his YouTube channel.
He finally got a shot with The Rock‘s new league … and he was taking advantage of it so far, being one of the top-performing kickers in Week 1.
“Thank you Brahmas and UFL for giving me this opportunity, it has been a blast,” Dee added. “And thank all y’all for supporting me on this journey. Imma sit my ass down now and focus on healing up. Love y’all.”
