Emmett Steadman continues comeback with Regina Rams
REGINA, Saskatchewan –The Athlete of the Month for October is Emerald Park and White City’s own Emmett Steadman. Emmett is a Wide Receiver for the Regina Rams. He graduated from Miller Comprehensive High School where he helped the Miller Marauders win two city championships and one provincial championship. He also played for Team Sask and was part of the silver medal team in 2017 and the gold medal team in 2018, where he was also the team captain.
That’s a lot of accolades for a young man who says he’s been inspired by a number of different people along his journey – former Rams Head Coach Steve Bryce, former Rams player and current coach Addison Richards and former Rams player and current Saskatchewan Roughrider, Mitch Picton.
That journey hasn’t always been one of great achievement. In 2018, while Emmett was playing for Team Canada at the home of the Dallas Cowboys, Texas Stadium, he tore both his ACL and his MCL. It was something that may have stopped most pros and amateurs, but Emmett saw it as another battle to fight back and show his courage. With the help of Scott Anderson at Anderson and Associates Physiotherapy and Rehab, Emmett underwent three months of pre-hab to ready himself for the surgery. Post-surgery, he attended physiotherapy four to five days a week for nine months straight and continued with more physiotherapy two to three days a week for another four to five months.
It was a long grinding process in which progress was easily set back after dealing with minor tweaks occasionally.
Emmett reflected, “It took a ton of mental strength to push through after I found myself on the verge of giving it all up time after time. Injuries take people to their lowest points as it affects self-confidence, daily life, and most notably mental health. I am extremely grateful for the people around me that have assisted me and given me the support to get me where I am today.”
He added, “It’s easy to say that sustaining a traumatic injury and the recovery process that entailed is the hardest challenge I’ve faced thus far. However, I believe it has guided me to my strongest self, mentally and physically. Looking back at the progress I’ve made I couldn’t be more proud. Dealing with injury has also broadened my perspective with empathizing for others, it helped me to build the strong relationships I have today, and it has created this sense of gratitude within me that otherwise would not be present.”
That attitude will take Emmett far in whatever he chooses for his future, and football will probably be a part of it.
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