Linfield Christian High School (CA) quarterback Alex Ruiz suffered a devastating knee injury on the football field back last October, one that changed his life forever. The 17-year-old's knee dislocated and severed an artery in his right leg, cutting off blood flow for 11 hours.In February, D'Angelo Russell Jersey Ruiz made the decision to amputate the leg below the knee. Despite the lo s of his leg, Garrett Temple Jersey he still hopes to continue playing football.That po sibility of that dream got better odds late last week when quarterback hand-delivered a prosthetic leg to Ruiz, who grew up watching Brees with the and wears No. 9 in his honor. Brees surprised Ruiz last Friday at a flag football event in San Diego.A post shared by (@drewbrees) on May 17, 2018 at 6:08am PDTThe 39-year-old NFL veteran called it "a very emotional presentation," . "In Jeremiah Martin Jersey the back of my mind, I said to myself, 'I hope I get a chance to meet this young man someday,'" Brees recalled. "Alex has suffered a long and very difficult road but has remained so positive and insists this set of circumstances will not hold him back. He still has loftier goals Buck Williams Jersey than ever for his athletic career and beyond. We wanted to help his dreams come true.Brees also committed to paying for Ruiz's athletic training prosthetic down the road, once he gets used to walking with the new one. The athletic training prosthesis will help the teenager start running and doing football-related activities.Ruiz, who was also invited to a Saints-Chargers joint practice this summer, seemed thrilled with the surprise. "If there's anything above cloud nine, that' Reggie Perry Jersey s where I'm at right now," he said.