KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — VFL Ben Martin came to the University of Tennessee as a high-level athlete, but by the time he left, he'd had two ruptured Achilles tendons and bone spurs.

"It definitely changed a lot about who I identified as," Martin said. "It made me more of a tactician for when I'm doing new things or different things, because I used to be able to go out and out-athlete anything; now, it's a lot more mental for me."

Recently, Martin has put these tactical skills to the test as a football coach at his old high school. • (Benjamin Martin) • VFL Ben Martin • Ben Martin (99) and others congratulate cornerback Eric Berry (14) in 2008. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Martin was on UT's football team between 2007 and 2011. Since then, he's had two children, ages 10 and two, and ha

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