Braden River High School running back Raymond Thomas' recovery from a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)

Follow the story of Braden River High School running back Raymond Thomas’ and his recovery from a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).

This four-part series chronicles recovery from a torn anterior cruciate ligament over 10 months. Thomas’ surgery and rehab underscore how athletes can come back from an injury that was once career-ending and untreatable.

In an instant, Raymond Thomas’ season at

Braden River and his life changed

Relegated to the sideline, Braden River’s

Raymond Thomas rehabs on his own

At long last ... Thomas is

cleared, back in game

Torn ACLs now are a scourge

of several sports