When Dunn was released from University Hospitals and he returned to CrossCountry Mortgage Campus, he stepped on the scale for the first time.
“From the time I basically arrived at training camp till two and a half, three weeks later, I lost 30 pounds,” Dunn said. “And, at that point, I knew that it was going to be a road to get back. Thankfully, the doctors at UH were on it immediately. They were able to get me the right medication that I’m supposed to be taking, and I’ve been feeling great ever since.”
During Dunn’s initial recovery, he struggled to share with his diagnosis with his teammates. He only told them he had an autoimmune disease, but didn’t dive into the details. Yet, as time went on and he reached out to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation and received information, he realized the importance of telling his story. He shared with his teammates just what he had experienced and his diagnosis.
“It really wasn’t until I got better, where I felt myself again, where I felt like a normal person again, like my normal self, where it was, I now have this, and I’m dealing with this and I know I could beat it pretty much,” Dunn said.
Dunn was placed on the reserve/non-football illness list on Aug. 27 before the first game of the regular season. He missed the first four weeks of the regular season while on NFI.
During that time, he focused on getting his weight and strength back. He was still on a strict diet early on, so Dunn said he worked with the Browns nutrition staff to have 1,000-calorie shakes and other high-calorie meals to consume the necessary nutrients.
He also spent time in the weight room with the athletic training staff, working through a plan and programs they designed for him. On his first day back in the weight room, Dunn said he was the weakest he’s been since he was in high school. He struggled with weights that he had never struggled with before. Yet, over the four weeks he was on…
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