Gridiron Heroes

2014 • 77 minutes

About this movie

During a football game, high-school senior Chris Canales took a single blow to the neck that left him paralyzed from the shoulders down. GRIDIRON HEROES retraces Chris’s journey from high school athlete to courageous community activist, inspirational leader, and founder of the Gridiron Heroes Spinal Cord Injury Foundation. Narrated and produced by the people who brought you TV's FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, this touching and uplifting documentary creates a dialogue about sports and how we can protect the children who play them.