NFL star: Survival swim was ‘beyond terrifying’
The former NFL fullback entered the room with a wobble in his walk, and needed assistance climbing a podium so he could face a media throng and discuss his death-defying 16-hour swim to shore.
Rob Konrad sipped from a bottle of water, his efforts to rehydrate ongoing four days after the episode. His wife sat at his side rubbing his leg in support, and tears welled in their eyes as he spoke. “Happy to be here,” he began with a wry smile. “I shouldn’t be here,” he said later, his voice cracking.
