Geirean Hatchett was just being a loyal foot soldier for the University of Washington football team, filling in as the No. 1 center for his injured brother Landen, when he suffered what appeared to be an elbow issue that ended his spring.
The seventh-year senior from Ferndale, Washington, lasted not quite two practices before he was led away by trainers.
Thereafter he showed up in sweats and with a heavy black brace covering the damaged joint, and watched as everyone played on without him…