“My body went numb. It felt like he ran straight through me.”
On this day, 3 years ago, Buffalo Bills TE Kevin Everett was amped to start the 2nd half of the season opener against the Denver Broncos. On special teams, he ran down the field at full speed and untouched, and he that’s when it happened…he slammed into returner Domenik Hixon. Everett fell hard to the turf, his arms never extending to cushion his fall, and began to twitch on the turf at Ralph Wilson Stadium. When Bills trainers arrived at his side, they immediately knew what they had to do when Dr. Andrew Cappuccino informed them, “We’re in spinal-cord drill.”
Standing Tall: The Kevin Everett Story by Sam Carchidi details the tight end’s upbringing and initial stages of his recovery. Family and faith are at the center of the story, which details Everett’s upbringing by his single mother and maternal grandfather, his hard work at junior college striving to make it to a ...
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