Miracle Missed Kick Saves Man's Life

0:00It's April 27th. From breaking news to Sunday matchups, this is NFL News Today, powered by AI. Last December, a 59-year-old guy named Mark Toothaker from Lexington, Kentucky had a wild night watching Monday night football. He worked at Spinthra Farm, hit the gym earlier, then kicked back in bed with his wife Mallory to see the New York Giants face the New England. Patriots. Giants kicker Youngho Koo shanked a field goal, Mark rewound the replay, laughed his head off, and boom, triggered a massive seizure. Mallory, who's a nurse specializing in brain injuries, knew right away it was serious. She called 911, paramedics rushed him to the hospital, and a scan showed a tennis ball-sized tumor on the left side of his brain. They transferred him to the University of Kentucky Hospital, surgeons removed it, and it turned out benign. He was home by week's end with zero lasting effects. Mark had zero symptoms before that. No headaches, nothing. The stallion sales manager, he drove and flew everywhere for work, even scouting horses

1:04like further ado the week prior. He says it could have hit any time, maybe crashing his truck, or a plane, hurting others, or himself. Instead, it happened safe at home, and he's calling that miss kick a straight up miracle. Now further ado, owned by Spinthra Farm is running in the Kentucky Derby this Saturday at Churchill Downs, and Mark plans to be there cheering. He's grateful to the kicker, even wants to invite the guy as his guest, knowing that miss changed everything for the better. Life's back to normal for Mark and Mallory. They feel blessed and unfolded this way. The perfect spot for such a scare, sparing bigger tragedies down the road.