[ which, come to think of it, was probably thanks to caroline's blood. it heals everything, right? and it must've repaired whatever damage was done to his arm after the cast came off in addition to healing the wound on his neck from that crazed warlock. ]
That would've forced me to quit the team, and I wasn't exactly ready to surrender quarterback to someone else until after graduation. [ he pulls his shirt back on, starts buttoning it back up. ]