Yardbarker: Kevin Everett

Your Tuesday Bills-related blog post.

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:07:50 -0500

It's Tuesday, which means that I could blog about the mostly meaningless Bills-Browns game last night. However, I think that since it is Tuesday and we're four very long days away from the insanity that will be Byrd Stadium on Saturday night, I'll share with you a Bills-related YouTube clip from last year that will have you crying it's so tragically funny (we blogged about it 13 months ago and we're that old and the clip was so popular, it's worth reposting): I mean, ...

Jimmy V Award for Perserverance

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:24:07 -0500

Justin Timberlake killed it at the ESPY Awards. I think he even got Posh Spice to crack half a smile. Here's an interview JT did with ABC's Robin Roberts the morning after his performance. In this clip you will see Kevin Everett walk up to the podium to accept the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance. Quite inspirational considering less than a year ago he was carried off the football field?on a stretcher during the Bills-Broncos game. ?

Kevin Everett Waived by Bills

Wed, 14 May 2008 07:50:06 -0500

The Bills waived injured Tight End Kevin Everett on Tuesday. Everett's injury was obviously career ending, so being placed on waivers allows him to seek long term disability payments as well as an NFL Pension. Good news for Everett, but better news for Tirico Suave, since the mere mention of Everett allows us to post one of the better videos in the history of the world.

Kevin Everett Gets Released and Paid!

Tue, 13 May 2008 11:58:13 -0500

The Bills released Kevin Everett today after failing a physical (the result of breaking his neck last year). This would seem to be a terrible thing to do considering the magnitude of this injury last year. But since they kept him on the roster all last year, his third in the NFL he qualifies for $224,000 a year in disability plus, a one time payment of $75,000 and another 1,410 as a player pension. It is good to hear that the NFL is treating an injured player right for once after all the stor...

BILLS TE KEVIN EVERETT TO ATTEND SUPER BOWL XLII

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 06:51:10 -0500

What a story TE Kevin Everett of the Buffalo Bills has to tell! After suffering paralysis on a kickoff in the first game of the season, he is now walking and will attend Super Bowl XLII at the invitation of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. He also has come

Kevin Everett To Walk Onto Field Sunday

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 02:15:24 -0500

Injured TE Kevin Everett of the Buffalo Bills is expected to speak to his teammates and walk onto the field Sunday at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, NY. Everett was injured in the first game of the season against the Denver Broncos on a kickoff when he lowered his head and hurt his spine. The trainers gave Everett an ice-water treatment on the field that they had practiced in the weeks leading up to the season. That treatment is credited with allowing

Kevin Everett's Message To the Buffalo Bills and Fans

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:53:32 -0500

In a touching moment before last night's shellacking of the Buffalo Bills by the New England Patriots, a taped message from Bills injured player Kevin Everett was played on the scoreboard.

Kicking And Screaming

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:05:33 -0500

Not to poke fun at the Kevin Everett situation (I actually wrote a past post which included wishing Kevin Everett and his family all the best), but I could not avoid spreading this video to you all. It seems like a local TV station messed up the video feed that was supposed to be shown.. -Darren Heitner

Bill Simmons Doesn't Get it When it Comes to the Pats Cheating Scandal

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:32:08 -0500

The justifications have finally reached the point where I can't take it any more. I was just going to let this story go, but now I have to put it out there. This penalty isn't excessive and despite the fact that Simmons is a Pats fan, he can't just brush it under the rug.

Giveth And Taketh Away

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:49:01 -0500

Baseball may be America's pastime, but football is America's sport. Every Sunday, millions gather around a television to see their favorite teams and players leave everything behind on the field of play. Football players put their lives on the line each and every week for different reasons. The money in professional football is a major reason that athletes decide to risk their bodies and lives in order to give fans an amazing spectacle each and every Sunday for 17 weeks of regular season play. On Monday night, the NFL welcomed a new player to its club with the signing of rookie holdout and first overall pick, Jamarcus Russell [Sources: Raiders reach agreement in principle with top pick Russell]. Many people have ripped on players like Russell for penny pinching and trying to get as much money as possible from executives that often claim to be losing money on their investments. You should not expect for these trends to discontinue. However, maybe we should all stop complaining and appreciate that such talented athletic specimens decide to give up their bodies in order for our enjoyment and money. The last unsigned first-round pick from the 2007 NFL Draft has now officially entered the league. But with the start of the season, the door remains open for current NFL members to exit. Sometimes, their exit is under less than fortunate circumstances. This past weekend, Buffalo Bills defender Kevin Everett put on his uniform, jockstrap, and helmet just like any other Sunday. He entered the field of play and consented to the rules of the game, which involve a lot of physical contact. He knew that he was taking a risk by playing, but chose to be out there to help his team try to beat the Denver Broncos. He definitely was not aware of the consequences of such a decision. Everett was trained to tackle other men. In his training, he was certainly told to never lead with your head when making a tackle. Sometimes, a player does not get to choose how the tackle is made, though. This past weekend, he made a head to shoulder tackle on special teams, and because of it, may be paralyzed without the ability to ever walk again (although his doctor thinks that he will walk again). This post is not anti-football. I love the game and would hate to not have the ability to watch it every Sunday and Monday night. Instead, this post should make you see all the great things about the sport, and any other sport where athletes really give up their lives in order to please the public. All too often, we hear the media bash athletes and their agents because they apparently do not deserve the money that they are receiving. But these athletes do not only have special abilities that you and I do not have; they also assume a huge risk when they decide to partake in their sports. Unfortunately, we now must witness when the risk turns into actual damage. I wish Kevin Everett and his family all the best. -Darren Heitner

Kevin Everett May Walk Again

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 23:58:24 -0500

Kevin Everett has movement in his limbs.

Everett Likely Paralyzed

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:25:03 -0500

Kevin Everett of the Bills is likely paralyzed...