Brainerd High School Football Player Injured in Game, to go Home after Months in Rehab

ROCHESTER, Minn. – A Brainerd high school football player injured in a game in Moorhead in September is finally going home.The family of Conner Erickson wrote on CaringBridge that he has spent the last few months doing physical therapy at Mayo Clinic.

Conner’s recovery will include regular rehab which he can do in Brainerd. He will need a second brain surgery a Fargo hospital, which will be scheduled at a later date.

It was on the night of Sept. 9 when Erickson collapsed on the sideline against Moorhead after getting hit on a routine play. An ambulance took him to a hospital in Fargo where he underwent emergency brain surgery.

In the post on CaringBridge, the Ericksons invited the community to line the streets to greet Conner as he returns. The celebration will also be a homecoming for Conner’s mother, who’s been with her son at the hospital every night.