damn that is scary, i remember seeing him twitch too…
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damn that is scary, i remember seeing him twitch too…
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Thats what made me think he was just knocked out cause of the movement but i thought he had a bad head injury. After seeing that he had a broken neck I dont think it was a good move to take his helmet off, they may have cause more damage doing that.
you werent able to see it ont he t.v. but usually they will cut most of the helmet with these really sharp scissors my dad was a high school coach and he had a pair of them ther fuckin crazy.
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you werent able to see it ont he t.v. but usually they will cut most of the helmet with these really sharp scissors my dad was a high school coach and he had a pair of them ther fuckin crazy.
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even still i would want the dr. to do that not some n00b emt or even the team dr. on the field. Immobilize the head as best they can and get his as to the hosptal. I really hope the guy is ok, its a damn shame that this happened to anyone. The broncos were real classy about it which is good to see in this day and age in the NFL. The guy he hit looked really upset and concerned while they were waiting for the game to continue.
i agree rob but im guessin they are trained well, in order to be at NFL events
I thought they just removed the face mask
Edit: I think my dad said they used a small drill-type object to unscrew the face mask
ahhh, looked to me like he wasnt wearing the helmet. cool i stand corrected but i still stand by the fact that 90% of emt’s are annoying n00bs
To sort this all out. The face mask was removed and the air in the helmet was deflated in order to make the removal less stressful on the neck/head. I agree about not having and EMT do the work, but the team doctors are more then qualified to be their and take care of any situation that comes about.
Listening to the doctor talk about it now on the radio…does not sound good at all.
He is on a respirator but has been responsive and has talked with doctors.
Very slim chance of a full recovery.
Man, I was just listening to the press conference on the way home from work and it doesn’t sound good.
From what I heard, they said it was lucky he didn’t die on the field because the area he damaged controls respiratory functions. The specialist giving the press conference said percentage wise it was unlikely he would walk again. It sounded like there were still concerns he would even be able to breath on his own. They’re keeping him heavily sedated for the next 48-72 hours and said more updates before that would be unlikely.
i just hope he can make it through this. god bless
just made yahoo headlines
Bills’ Everett likely to be paralyzed after ‘catastrophic’ neck injury
By JOHN WAWROW, AP Sports Writer
September 10, 2007
Millard Fillmore Gates hospital orthopedic surgeon Andrew Cappuccino describes the injury incurred by Buffalo Bills football tight end Kevin Everett during a news conference at the Ralph Wilson Stadium complex in Orchard Park, N.Y., Monday, Sept. 10, 2007. Cappuccino said Everett sustained a “catastrophic” and life-threatening spinal-cord injury and his chances of regaining a full range of body motion are very small.
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) – Kevin Everett sustained a “catastrophic” and life-threatening spinal-cord injury while trying to make a tackle during the Buffalo Bills’ season opener and is unlikely to walk again, the surgeon who operated on him Monday said.
“A best-case scenario is full recovery, but not likely,” orthopedic surgeon Andrew Cappuccino said. “I believe there will be some permanent neurologic deficit.”
Everett was hurt Sunday after he ducked his head while tackling the Denver Broncos’ Domenik Hixon during the second-half kickoff. Everett dropped face-first to the ground after his helmet hit Hixon high on the left shoulder and side of the helmet.
Cappuccino noted the 25-year-old reserve tight end did have touch sensation throughout his body and also showed signs of movement. But he cautioned that Everett’s injury was life-threatening because he was still susceptible to blood clots, infection and breathing failure.
Everett is in the intensive care unit of Buffalo’s Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital, where he is under sedation and breathing through a respirator as doctors wait for the swelling to lessen. Cappuccino said it will take up to three days to determine the severity of the injury and the recovery process.
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Cappuccino repaired a break between the third and fourth vertebrae and also alleviated the pressure on the spinal cord. In reconstructing his spine, doctors made a bone graft and inserted a plate, held in by four screws, and also inserted two small rods, held in place by another four screws.
Doctors, however, weren’t able to repair all the damage.
Bills punter Brian Moorman immediately feared the worst when Everett showed no signs of movement as he was placed on a backboard and, with his head and body immobilized, carefully loaded into an ambulance.
“It brought tears to my eyes,” Moorman said after practice. He said the sight of Everett’s motionless body brought back memories of Mike Utley, the former Detroit Lions guard, who was paralyzed below the chest after injuring his neck in a collision during a 1991 game.
Utley, Moorman recalled, at least was able to give what’s become a famous “thumbs up” sign as he was taken off the field. Everett didn’t.
“That’s what I was waiting for, and that’s what everybody else was waiting for,” Moorman said. “And to have to walk back to the sideline and not see that made for a tough time.”
Utley, who lives in Washington state, was saddened to see replays of Everett’s collision.
“I’m sorry this young man got hurt,” Utley told The AP. “It wasn’t a cheap shot. It was a great form tackle and that’s it.”
Cappuccino said Everett was alert and aware of the extent of his injuries.
Buffalo Bills team doctor John Marzo, right, and Millard Fillmore Gates hospital orthopedic surgeon Andrew Cappuccino listen to a question during a news conference on the condition of Bills football tight end Kevin Everett at the Ralph Wilson Stadium complex in Orchard Park, N.Y., Monday, Sept. 10, 2007. evin Everett during a news conference at the Ralph Wilson Stadium complex in Orchard Park, N.Y., Monday, Sept. 10, 2007. Cappuccino said Everett sustained a “catastrophic” and life-threatening spinal-cord injury and his chances of regaining a full range of body motion are very small.
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“I told Kevin that the chances for a full neurologic recovery were bleak, dismal,” said Cappuccino, who works for the Bills as a consultant, specializing in spinal surgery. “I was honest with him, and he told me, 'Do everything you can to help me.”’
Cappuccino received permission to operate from Everett’s mother, Patricia Dugas, who spoke by phone from her home in Houston. She and other family members arrived in Buffalo on Monday.
Buffalo’s 2005 third-round draft pick out of Miami, Everett missed his rookie season because of a knee injury. He spent most of last year playing special teams. He was hoping to make an impact as a receiver.
The Bills now attempt to refocus while preparing to play at Pittsburgh on Sunday.
“It’s difficult because you know the situation,” said running back Anthony Thomas, one of Everett’s best friends on the team. “We have to move on. But he’ll always be in our thoughts and in our prayers.”
Quarterback J.P. Losman said it was difficult to concentrate during practice.
“It seems like every couple of seconds that go by it’s always popping into your head,” Losman said. “Going through a walk-through, we’re looking for him, wanting to hear his voice.”
Coach Dick Jauron said NFL commissioner Roger Goodell called him Sunday evening, offering the league’s support.
“We honor ourselves by our work, and we honor Kevin by moving forward and working while never forgetting Kevin and never getting him out of our thoughts and prayers,” Jauron said. “We’re going to wait and see what the outcome is here and we’re really hoping and praying for the best.”
Associated Press Sports Writer Pat Graham in Denver contributed to this report.`
I saw it from the nosebleeds and I knew the second he didn’t put his arms down to take the fall that he broke his spine. No one believed me until the ambulance was rolled out onto the field.
You’ve gotta pay to play but you shouldn’t have to pay this much.
Man, thats just terrible. I feel so bad for him.
This is so damn sad. Must be hard for the other players on the team to have to watch someone’s career end too.
I’d hate to be his family watching that shit happen on National TV…
Hopefully he fully recovers. Although he’ll never play football again, he deserves to live out a normal life.
well, as if this story isn’t sad enough, i have some more to add to it…
a friend of mine was in the physical training program at canisius, and worked on the sidelines with the bills. he said that everett grew up in what would pass for a shack with his large family. they were dirt poor. fast forward to now, now he’s supporting his family, giving them the lives they never had. im told he is one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet. it hurts to know that, and now you can hurt more too :gotme:
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well, as if this story isn’t sad enough, i have some more to add to it…
a friend of mine was in the physical training program at canisius, and worked on the sidelines with the bills. he said that everett grew up in what would pass for a shack with his large family. they were dirt poor. fast forward to now, now he’s supporting his family, giving them the lives they never had. im told he is one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet. it hurts to know that, and now you can hurt more too :gotme:
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Fuck U Bill! THat sux. 