Back on Oct. 2, 2025, the Panthers were playing Goose Creek Memorial when Lyons suffered a severe knee injury, ending his dreams of playing in the NFL. Instead of giving up, he used the injury to find a new purpose in life: to help others who are going through the process of getting back on their feet.
When ABC13 first introduced you to Brice Lyons, he was in a tough place.
"I was scared at first, because I really didn't know what was going on," Lyons said. "I was really in some pain."
Being at practice for a few minutes, you could immediately tell what he means to his team.
"It means a lot to come out here and still show them that I'm a part of the team even though I'm not on the field," he said.
At his graduation party, the hugs from his teammates were replaced by hugs from family and friends.
"So from the situation I was going through a couple of months ago, to graduating, to being celebrated for it, it is like a full circle moment for me," Lyons said.
Lyons learned so much about himself to get back on his feet. He had five surgeries in five months and countless hours of rehab.
"Be strong-minded, you always have to be optimistic about the situation," he said. "You have to know that you're going to come out successful. You've got to know that things are going to turn around for the good."
He stayed positive through the tough times, leaning on his family and friends, and celebrating his graduation.
"Some mornings I did not even want to wake up for rehab," Lyons said.
The crutches are gone, and the future is bright. After his recovery, he wants to help others facing the same challenges he faced after his devastating injury.
"NFL was the first goal," he said. "After this process, you know, spending hours, months, days in therapy, I'm going to U of H to study kinesiology to soon become a physical therapist for the league. I just want to help out people in my position because I feel like I know what it takes to get through something hard like that."
One of the people there for Bryce from the start was Texans wide receiver Tank Dell, who suffered the same injury in week 16 of the 2024 Texans season.
"I feel like him going through the same thing that I went through helped me relate," he said. He was also awarded $10,000 in scholarship money from the Texans to help with his education.
"Them wanting to grant me something of that stature, that's big," Lyons said. "That's very appreciated. Throughout my whole college process, that's something I'm never going to forget, and this one is going to help me."