Mesa State Football Star Trevor Wikre Cuts Off Pinkie to Play, 9-Fingered Phenom Doesn't Mess Around

There’s liking football, and then there’s loving football. Trevor Wikre, the starting right guard for Mesa State College, loves football. His commitment is unprecedented. It’s beyond toughing through workouts, beyond sacrificing fatty foods to build the proper musculature to play well. Trevor Wikre is so committed to the game that he cut off his pinkie to play ball.

ESPN reports:

During a practice, Wikre, of Berthoud, Colo., caught his pinkie on a linebacker's jersey during a sweep play. When he looked down, he happened to notice his bone was sticking out of his skin.

"Just tape it up," he told the trainer. "We got practice to finish."

Instead, they sent him to the hospital, where doctors told him they'd need to insert pins and reconstruct the ligaments. It'd need at least four months to heal. He'd be done for the season.

"No way," Trevor said. "This is my senior year. We've got to make this work."
"We can't," the doctor said.

"We can," insisted Trevor. "We can cut it off."

…So he made the doctor lop off his right pinkie.

Some say that Generation Y has suffered from apathy, but this is surely not a problem for the Mesa State right guard. Wikre told ESPN, “When I think about how much I love football and my team, I just get goose bumps… I love my team. And I’m a big believer in actions speaking louder than words.” If actions speak louder than words, cutting off a bodily extremity would be off the decibal chart. CollegeOTR expects great things from Wikre and congratulates him on his dedication.