Three days after reaching the shore in West Palm Beach, Florida, the former Miami Dolphins fullback addressed the media about his terrifying ordeal at sea.

The Sun-Sentinel's Dave Hyde brings us the details of Konrad's story, which the former fullback told in an emotional press conference on Monday morning. Konrad, 38, was out fishing alone between Lighthouse Point and Riviera Beach when a large wave sent him over board.

Konrad explains that when he fell over board, he realized that he was in a bad situation and was in real trouble. Carson goes on to quote the former FB "I was miles out, the boat was on autopilot heading east to the Bahamas, I didn't have time to get out an SOS call. I knew I was in trouble."

With not even one ship in sight, Konrad began swimming west hoping to find other boaters. He said that over the course of his 16-hour swim, he was nearly rescued on two occasions:

The first time was when he spotted a recreational boat about 50 yards away in the middle of the night. He tried to flag them down, but his attempt was unsuccessful. Later that night, Konrad spotted the Coast Guard Helicopter flying over, with their light right on him. They continued flying. At that moment, the fullback knew that he was on his own.

Konrad eventually reached West Palm Beach shore early Friday morning?an estimated 27 nautical miles from where he fell into the water. Carson reports that Konrad spent the next three days in the hospital recovering from hypothermia, dehydration and rhabdomyolysis.