Micah Hyde ready for NFL return

Volume 2 Issue 32

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After suffering a devastating neck injury in the second game of the season last year, Fostoria’s Micah Hyde is ready to get back on the field.

After a tremendous 2021 season that saw Hyde be named to the All-Pro second team, 2022 was a year to forget. Hyde suffered a major neck injury before the season really got going. Luckily he is healthy now, and did not have to be forced to hang up his cleats. In his abscense, the Bills went 13-3 and lost in the second round of the playoffs.

This season, with Hyde back, the Bills have almost undoubtedly the best secondary in the league. The Bills have been Super Bowl contenders the past couple of years but just haven’t been able to put it all together. Hyde may just be the missing piece the team needed back.

Hyde will be entering the final year of his contract. It is unlikely the Bills will want to let him test free agency or trade him, but with another stellar year there could be suitors aplenty.

Hyde is the sixth Fostoria graduate to play in the NFL. The others being Richard Newsom (01), Damon Moore (99-02), Ken Russell (57-59), Flop Gorrill (1926) and Pete Stinchcomb (21-26).

Keep your eye on the Bills’ secondary this season, you may see one of the best comeback from injury season’s in NFL history (save Alex Smith).

Leading Updates

• Matt Wisler (Bryan) signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.

• Charlie Clark (Sandusky/Perkins) will take an Olympic redshirt for the fall semester at Ohio State.

Notable Game Updates

• On August 18th Natasha Howard (Toledo/Waite) had 13 points in a Dallas win over Connecticut.

• On August 19th Chris Bassitt (Curtice/Genoa) earned the win for the Blue Jays over the Reds.

Interesting Reads

• The impact Micah Hyde's return to Bills will have on Buffalo's defense

• Findlay OL Luke Montgomery could make history at Ohio State

• The powerful perspective of Trevor Harris — “With every adversity you face, there’s a seed of equal opportunity to grow”

• Checking In with the Rook, Zia Cooke

• Sunday Chat with TAAC commissioner Rick Kaifas

• 2023 high school cross country: Runners to watch for 2023 season

• Meet the 1st-year coaches in the Toledo area

Football Computer Rankings

Just For Fun

Top 10 NWO athletes to watch in college football this season

1. Dallas Gant (LB) - Toledo - Toledo Central Catholic

2. Luke Montgomery (OL) - Ohio State - Findlay

3. Terion Stewart (RB) - Bowling Green St. - Sandusky

4. Brian Dooley (OL) - Eastern Michigan - Toledo St. John’s

5. Keaton Upshaw (TE) - Georgia Southern - Lima Senior

6. Trent Simms (S) - Bowling Green State - Sylvania Northview

7. Tyler Perkins (P) - Iowa State - Norwalk St. Paul

8. Thomas Zsiros (WR) - Toledo - Toledo St. John’s

9. Todd Bumphis (DB) - Cincinnati - Toledo St. Francis

10. Dontrez Brown (DL) - Bowling Green State - Fremont Ross