An update on Grant Gregory

I ran into former Kansas State quarterback Grant Gregory in Manhattan today, and he seemed to be doing well.

He said he will be in town throughout the semester, and is currently working and attending school. In the summer, he will try to become a graduate assistant for a football team somewhere in the South. It is his dream to become a head coach at the college level.

Kansas State is not a likely destination, but he said coach Bill Snyder is actively helping him catch on at another school.

I asked if his injury woes throughout his single season with the Wildcats were as painful as he indicated in this AOL Fanhouse article, and he said yes.

On game days, he got by on adrenaline and the care of team doctors. But during practice, especially as the season neared its end, he said his shoulder hurt so badly that he often worried his next throw would be his last.

He never made his injuries public and chose to fight through the pain in order to be a starting quarterback for the first time since high school.

His injuries required him to undergo surgery on his right shoulder, and before long he said his left shoulder will receive the same treatment.

He is no longer in constant pain, but he said doctors have advised him against working out at any level until he has time to recover from his injuries. Even running is out of the question, because that would require him to pump his arms.

As much as he enjoys watching and analyzing sports, he said it's been tough spending so much time on the couch.

Expect anything different from one of the toughest players to ever put on K-State uniform?