That's right. Eagles DE Josh Sweat builds computers. From scratch. With his 10 1/4-inch hands manipulating all those small parts. 'It’s a lot easier than you think,' he insists.
’s father visited his son at Florida State, flipped a light switch in his room and witnessed a startling contraption. This wasn’t a student’s standard-issued laptop on his desk. It was a homemade computer with bright lights and water flowing.
He was once a top-10 recruit who left a high school game in an ambulance because of a knee injury that threatened his career. He missed last postseason because of a ruptured artery that threatened his life. Each time, he needed to rebuild himself just like a computer built from scratch.In between, he was a fourth-round pick whose athleticism outpaced his skill. By his own admission, he needed to learn how to rush the quarterback upon entering the NFL.
“He asked for money to buy a really expensive computer,” Washington said. “Well, we have eight kids. … That’s a lot of money.”“I had no idea what I was doing,” Sweat said. “I just found it’s really just following directions just to get a basic PC functioning.”He didn’t want to settle for basic PC functions. He learned water cooling. He learned glass blowing. When he went to Florida State, any money from his parents wasn’t spent on partying. It was used to build computers.
He’s mounted computers into walls. He’s made floating PCs in desks. He once purchased a shower door and cut the glass so he had a piece big enough for his needs. Sweat uses the computer mostly for gaming, but it’s also a workplace for web browsing or recording or productivity. Sweat once wanted to throw the discus but didn’t know how. He taught himself on YouTube and became a state champion. Sweat once encountered trouble in school because he wanted to spendreviewing a test. He needed to make it perfect, and he wasn’t notified about a time limit.
Sweat had a Tuesday off in his Philadelphia-area home on Jan. 11, 2022, five days before his first playoff game as a starter, when he felt lightheaded and his abdomen grew heavy.“We’re in Virginia! Go to the emergency room. Go to the hospital!” Washington told him. As frightening as the knee injury appeared and how rigorous the recovery proved to be, Sweat suggested that returning from last January’s scare was more meaningful. He had 7 1/2 sacks in his first year as a starter, earned a contract extension, found his footing with the team, and then he’s suddenly back in a hospital bed.Sweat is listed at 265 pounds. He said he dropped to 235 pounds after the emergency procedure. And he couldn’t just eat Froot Loops to add weight.
“When your child doesn’t get up, your heart stops,” Washington said. “I was on the field when he hurt his leg. Walked out there, he was talking. ‘OK, leg. We can fix it.’ When he doesn’t get up — and you can’t see him, you can’t get there — you hold your breath. His mom, she holds her breath. You’re in just a holding pattern. You pray. And you just hold on. But when you get to hear him talk to you, that relief falls over you.
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