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S/LB Tyler Moeller (official thread)

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Former Buckeyes linebacker Tyler Moeller moves past pro football dream
By Justine Boggs
Updated: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 22:05

Tyler Moeller still remembers No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Michigan?s 2006 battle in Ohio Stadium. He said he never imagined his college memories would be the last of his football career.

?I just can?t forget my freshman year ? the excitement of winning the game and everyone storming the field and taking the grass of the field because we were going to turf the next year,? Moeller said. ?Thousands of people holding up big chunks of grass over their head like they just conquered the world.?

The possibility of an NFL career for the former OSU safety and linebacker was taken from him after he was allegedly attacked at a bar while with his family in St. Petersburg, Fla., on July 26, 2009. He suffered a fractured skull and a serious brain injury.

?It was hard for Tyler. He is so high-strung, so if he wasn?t out there playing, he didn?t feel like he was a part of the team. So really it was as much as us trying to get Tyler back just to be around his friends,? OSU defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Luke Fickell told The Lantern. ?By nature, if he?s not playing, he doesn?t feel comfortable. I think that was most difficult.?

Moeller returned for the 2010 season, but his troubles did not end there.

Moeller suffered a pectoral injury five games into the 2010 season after already missing nearly two seasons. Fickell said Moeller was physically behind but mentally ready to start playing again.

?I think that was the biggest thing, to see if he really, truly was back, because sometimes when you?re not being yourself, coming off of injuries of different sorts, you?re vulnerable to more injuries because you?re not playing like you normally do, puts you in almost more harm,? Fickell said.

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