Resiliency has led Ayden Eberhardt to where he’s at.

The 27-year-old American receiver is enjoying a solid season with the B.C. Lions with 21 catches for 366 yards (17.4-yard average) and two touchdowns. But Eberhardt’s path to the CFL hasn’t been easy.

He suffered a serious knee injury as a senior at Wyoming in 2021. Roughly three months after undergoing surgery, Eberhardt was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, a condition where the body’s immune system destroys insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.

“If you’d told me when all of that was going down that I’d be playing pro football I probably would’ve questioned you a bit,” Eberhardt said. “It (diagnosis) made rehab much trickier trying to figure out what I could eat to be able to recover.

“But I’m super thankful for everyone who’s hel

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