article_snippet: (CNN)As an offensive guard for the Baltimore Ravens
article_snippet: I love hitting people," John Urschel writes.
article_snippet: There's a rush you get when you go out on the field, lay everything on the line and physically dominate the player across from you."
article_snippet: This is a feeling I'm (for lack of a better word) addicted to, and I'm hard-pressed to find anywhere else," John Urschel explains.
article_snippet: When I go too long without physical contact I'm not a pleasant person to be around," John Urschel writes.
article_snippet: This is why, every offseason, I train in kickboxing and wrestling in addition to my lifting, running and position-specific drill work.
article_snippet: And I have aspirations of eventually being a titled player one day.
highlights_snippet: The NFL player keeps playing football despite the risk of potential brain injury .
  
highlights_snippet: I love hitting people," The NFL player says .