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Yesterday's Buffalo-Denver contest was one of tragedy for Kevin Everett, who sustained a helmet-to-helmet hit while performing a special-teams tackle on Denver return man Domenik Hixon.

During a return, players can reach their top speeds and a helmet-to-helmet hit at these velocities is always dangerous. Kevin is now literally fighting for his life, and faces a future of possible paralysis. From his surgeon, Dr. Andrew Cappuccino...

"A best-case scenario is full recovery, but not likely,"
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"I believe there will be some permanent neurological paralysis. ... A full neurological recovery was bleak, dismal."
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"I was honest with him, and he told me, 'Do everything you can to help me..."'

I'll keep an eye on this, and pray for Kevin.

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