Close call -- After brush with death, Paul Kruger is happy to be back in pads

From: Deseret News (Salt Lake City) | Date: April 2, 2008| Author: Doug Robinson Deseret Morning News | Copyright information

Paul Kruger didn't understand what was bothering him, but something seemed wrong. As he left a party on the night of Jan. 19, he was filled with a sense of dread. He would recall this several times to his mother after it was all over and he was in a hospital stabbed and bleeding.

Kruger had just finished his freshman season of football at the University of Utah. A converted quarterback, he won a starting position at defensive end months after returning from a two-year LDS Church missio...

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