Most people would assume that getting hit in the NFL is about as painful as it gets.
Full speed collisions, massive players, and constant impact are part of the job. But according to the former NFL star Mike Greene, that is not the worst of it.
Greene spent three years in the league as a defensive lineman, lining up against some of the biggest and strongest athletes in football.
He has taken more hits than he can probably remember. That is exactly why his take catches people off guard.
What a lot of fans do not realize is that Greene has another side to him.
He has been getting back into skateboarding and sharing clips on TikTok under mikegre3ne.
It is not something new either.
He first picked it up as a kid around eight or nine years old and kept at it until he was about twelve before football started taking over.
Even then, skating never really left. He would come back to it whenever he felt like it, and now he is fully leaning into it again.
And this is where things get interesting.
Greene says that falling on a skateboard hits differently than anything he experienced in football. Not in a small way either. In his words, it is worse. Way worse.
He explains that he has been hit countless times on the field, but those moments do not compare to slamming onto concrete.
Pads, helmets, and controlled environments make a difference in football.
Skateboarding does not give you that same safety net. When you fall, you are meeting the ground directly.
There is no teammate slowing you down. No gear absorbing most of the impact. It is just you and the pavement.
That raw reality is something skaters understand immediately.
Learning tricks means taking falls over and over again. There is a real cost to improving, and everyone who sticks with it accepts that early on.
Greene pointing this out connects two worlds that people do not usually compare. Football is known for heavy contact, while skateboarding often gets seen as more laid back from the outside.
His experience flips that idea completely.
At the end of the day, his perspective shows why skateboarding earns so much respect from the people who actually do it.
It is not just about style or creativity. It is also about dealing with pain, getting back up, and trying again even after a rough slam.
Coming from someone who has lived through NFL-level hits, that says a lot.
Greene Posted:
"That’s concrete feel way different than falling on on the field. Gotta hit the ground sometimes to get back up stronger."
@mikegre3ne That’s concrete feel way different than falling on on the field. Gotta hit the ground sometimes to get back up stronger. #skatelife #NFL #fyp #blowthisup #bigguysskatetoo