Micah Bernard almost walked away from football, but being away returned love of game

SALT LAKE CITY — Micah Bernard thought he was done. Done with football, done with college, done with that part of his life. An off-the-field injury unrelated to football held him out of most of the 2023 season, and the thought of returning to the game started to become a chore — at least the love for it was fading quickly. For a stretch, it was easier to just put football away for good as he was "falling out of love" with the sport. "The stuff that he went through,...