Rutgers player paralyzed from neck down

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Rutgers' Eric LeGrand is paralyzed from neck down - ESPN New York

Rutgers junior defensive tackle Eric LeGrand suffered a spinal-cord injury in the Scarlet Knights' 23-20 overtime win over Army on Saturday and is paralyzed below the neck, the school announced Sunday.

"Eric, his family and the Rutgers football family believe he will recover," said Rutgers coach Greg Schiano. "We ask our fans and the entire Rutgers community to believe and pray for Eric as he begins the recovery process."

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[grimvol]

that right there, sucks.

 

[VOLtownUSA]

Poor guy, I hate it when these things happen. I'll pray for him and his family.

 

[DuckinTN]

Puts things in perspective. Football is secondary.

 

[VolBurgers]

Wow, that video is horrible. Dude just drops and his legs were stuck in the air for a few seconds, yikes.

 

[volmanbill]

Puts things in perspective. Football is secondary.

There's no doubt about it.

 

[Coach Grizz]

I'll pray for him
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[davethevol]

Absolutely awful.

 

[WA_Vol]

Very sad, did look that he put his helmet down what they teach you not to do.

 

[BeecherVol]

Sad part of a game that we love to watch and play so much.

Pray for him and his family.

Heres to him being able to whip it.

 

[WA_Vol]

Reminds me of the Chucky Mullins injury.

 

[ladyVOLfan333]

sad...

my thoughts and prayers are with him

 

[Volst53]

I hate this part of the game. My prayers to him and his family.

 

[RollinVol]

Prayers for him and his family.

 

[utfan089]

prayers.

sad!

 

[Sabanocchio]

Terrible news. Just awful.

 

[o3marine52]

I have seen numerous parallelization cases in my line of work, and they are all very, very sad. Hopefully this is not a severe as it appears, and he and , his family are in my prayers.

 

[VOLNBAMA]

here is the video. It's hard to watch. Praying for him

YouTube - Eric LeGrand Tackle Army Vs Rutgers 2010

 

[aredfox28]

hate to see this happen to anybody. prayers and thoughts are with him and his family.

 

[Vol2424]

Not easy watching that video. Prayers for him and family/teammates.

 

[VOLNBAMA]

it's terrible seeing him move his head around like he was trying to get up.
I think someone said that he could move his toe today.

 

[milohimself]

Just watched the video on Deadspin for myself.

Absolutely horrifying stuff. My eyes welled up when he tried to move.

 

[lylsmorr]

Just watched the video on Deadspin for myself.

Absolutely horrifying stuff. My eyes welled up when he tried to move.

Mine did too, Milo. Mine did too...

 

[volger]

A friend of mine died in HS over a hit in HS. Was homecoming and he had a date to the dance with one of the cheerleaders. He was in a coma a week or so before he passed. They ended up naming the field after him, and ring the bell from a tower in his honor after each score. RIP Jim Sparks.

Prayers to this boy too.

 

[tennessee98]

So sad.