CLEVELAND (AP) Former Browns wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi has divulged that he lost most of his left hand in an all-terrain vehicle crash last April.Massaquoi, who starred at Georgia before he was drafted by Cleveland in the second round in 2009, revealed his prosthetic and details of his misfortune in a video posted Monday on The Players Tribune.Massaquoi was riding ATVs with friends when he said he took a turn too sharply and crashed. I’m thinking that I just broke my hand. It’s a far better QB draft than 2020, and the defensive back class has the potential to be one of the best in several years. However, they tried to reset it and essentially put it back together with hopes that time and healing would help.He lost every finger except his thumb and now uses a prosthetic on his left arm.Massaquoi, 31, hadn't played football since 2013. FILE - This Dec. 16, 2012 file photo shows Cleveland Browns wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi warming up before the Browns play the Washington Redskins in an NFL football game in Cleveland. ''Massaquoi, who spent four years with the Browns and has been out of football since, credited his family and friends for helping him come to terms with the injury.Former Browns WR Massaquoi lost 4 fingers in ATV accidentFueled by early run, No. His thumb was spared.He has battled denial and fear during his recovery. For the first time, Mohamed Massaquoi revealed he had part of his hand amputated after an ATV accident, effectively ending his NFL career.The former receiver was off-roading with friends last April when his ATV flipped and crushed his hand.“Making a turn — I take the turn too sharply,” Massaquoi said in a video for The Players’ Tribune.

In the spring of 2017, Mohamed’s life was disrupted following a near death ATV accident that resulted in the amputation of his left hand. However, he indicated he hadn't given up on football and was open to continuing his NFL career.“I went with denial, I went through fear of what was going to come,” Massaquoi said. Mohamed Massaquoi shares the story of how he lost his left hand and shares the life lessons he learned from that event in Chunky Chats sponsored by Campbell’s Chunky. I'm seeing what I think happened. I’m in shock, so I don’t feel it. Massaquoi, who starred at Georgia before going to the NFL, was riding with friends when he crashed … CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Former Browns receiver Mohamed Massaquoi made a career in football with his hands, and in a cruel twist of fate, he lost most of one of them in an ATV accident last year. ''It gives you a perspective of how precious life is,'' he said. He caught 118 passes and seven touchdowns from 2009 to 2012 with Cleveland before being cut.He was at the Jaguars' and Jets' camps in 2013, but was cut by both teams.https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/omnisport/76/26/massaquoi-mohamed-21218-usnews-getty-ftr_r1dfzjznsr2m1b9obbeg3kx6y.jpg?t=-1965675623&w=500&quality=80 1 UConn tops No. But I’m very aware of what’s going on, just because there’s blood everywhere.“What I’m seeing and what my friends are seeing are completely different — they’re seeing what actually happened, I’m seeing what I think happened.

''They're seeing what actually happened. The 31-year-old said it felt as if an explosion had gone off in his hand, and he was initially unaware of the severity of his injury. I'm thinking that I just broke my hand. Fox Sports™ and © 2020 Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. However, after it didn't heal as hoped, four fingers were amputated. My friend, on the other hand, thinks my hand just went through a meat grinder.”Massaquoi said he was airlifted to the hospital, where the doctors revealed he would likely lose his hand. Something similar happened to former University of Georgia and former NFL wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi, who was forced to amputate every finger but his thumb on his left hand following a scary ATV accident in April 2017.. As a wide receiver, whose hands are his money-makers, the accident effectively ended his football career. Use of this website (including any and all parts and components) constitutes your acceptance of these You go from joy-riding to getting in a helicopter to find out that your hand's going to be amputated. 4 Louisville 69-58 2021 NFL Mock Draft 3.0: 3 QBs in the Top 4 picks as the Patriots slide “And before I know it, my ATV loses control. ''What I'm seeing and what my friends are seeing are completely different,'' he said, giving the first public description of his life-changing ordeal. Mohamed Massaquoi signed a 1 year, $715,000 contract with the New York Jets, including an average annual salary of $715,000.

The next thing I feel is something just feels like an explosion just went off in my hand. Mohamed Massaquoi was in an ATV accident in April, which resulted in part of his hand being amputated. My friend, on the other hand, thinks my hand just went through a meat grinder or something like that. All rights reserved. 2021 NFL Mock Draft 3.0: 3 QBs in the Top 4 picks as the Patriots slide Mohamed Massaquoi - Founder . ''Massaquoi said he was flown by helicopter to a hospital, where doctors initially tried to save his hand.