They go through the checklist of fortunate decisions and outcomes that saved Hayden's life on Nov. 6. Hayden was hit on a fairly routine play in practice.
He was drifting over to break up a pass. Safety Trevon Stewart jumped for the pass. His KNEE hit Hayden in the chest. Collisions like it happen regularly in full-pads football practices.
"It's a hit you see ALL the time," Houston's athletic trainer Mike O'Shea said.
"It was a routine play," Houston coach Tony Levine said. "It was a collision I've seen happen to the naked eye probably thousands of times."