Rams coach Sean McVay called into The Jim Rome Show on Monday to answer some questions about his journey so far as the youngest head coach in NFL history.

McVay was impressive in his assessment of the Rams talent and graciously described the impact that learning from coaches like Jon and Jay Gruden and Mike and Kyle Shanahan has had on his career, but it was actually a story about his playing days that caught people’s attention.

Learned in that interview that McVay once played in his high school championship with a broken foot. Sounds painful. — Myles Simmons (@MylesASimmons) February 13, 2017

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Rome had heard a story that contended that McVay, who played quarterback at Marist prep school in Georgia, played in the state championship game on a broken foot. He inquired about the tale’s veracity, and it turns out that it’s not just urban legend.

“It is true but it sounds a lot tougher than it was, explained McVay with a chuckle. “We kind of had the game out of hand at that point, so we were really just handing it off. So I was able to kind of just limp my way to just accepting the snap and handing it off.”

So there you have it. When McVay tells his players to suck it up, he’ll be speaking from personal experience.

You can listen to the entire interview here: