McKenzie Milton – Noteworthy
UCF quarterback McKenzie Milton spoke extensively about a devastating knee injury he suffered in November and his road to recovery, describing the play that nearly forced the amputation of his right leg as shocking. “It was all kind of surreal at that moment. When something like that happens, you don’t know how to react,” Milton said during an interview on Real Radio 104.1 Tuesday morning, granting his first interview since the injury. The UCF quarterback made two radio appearances Tuesday to help promote the Better Man Event, a faith-based gathering at CFE Arena on April 13. Throughout his interviews, Milton credited his faith with helping him recover.
“It wasn’t excruciating pain. It was like a shock. That kind of moment feels like a dream almost,” he said. Milton went down with the injury during the first half of the Knights’ regular-season finale against USF on Nov. 23 in Tampa. He was carted off the field and taken to Tampa General Hospital, which features one of the best trauma units in the country. There doctor’s performed several surgeries, including one to repair nerve damage in his right leg. “It was tough, but at the same time, 50 percent of people that suffer my injury – I had a knee dislocation and a popliteal artery – have to have their leg amputated,” Milton explained. – Orlando Sentinel