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The Eric LeGrand, Rutgers player paralyzed video has gone viral after the sad news broke this weekend. Get the full story and watch the video here.
News of Eric LeGrand, the Rutger’s defensive tackle who was paralyzed during the Rutgers VS Army game on Saturday has swept the nation.
It was an intense game – Rutgers had tied the game at 17-17 in the fourth quarter. During a kickoff, LeGrand violently collided with Malcomb Brown, Slot Back for Army.
If you watch the video you can see LeGrand’s head is slightly bent down as it makes contact with Brown’s left shoulder. LeGrand hits the ground and does not move. Medical teams rush the field and he was taken off the field on a stretcher as coach, Greg Schiano tried to comfort Legrand’s mother, who was wearing her son’s #52 jersey, on the sidelines.
Eric went into surgery to stabilize his spine, and in Intensive Care at Hackensack. On Sunday the school announced that Eric was paralyzed from the neck down.
Coach Schiano, who visited his player before and after the surgery, had tears in his eyes as he spoke of Eric’s condition.
“Eric’s spirits were as good as you can expect. He was cognizant of me being there, his mom, everybody. He’s a fighter… As I talked to our team, we’re just going to believe that Eric LeGrand is going to walk onto that field again with us. That’s what we believe. We’ll see with the speed of which that happens.”
The LeGrand family released the following statement,
“We want to say thank you to everyone for all of your prayers, kind words, and well wishes. We appreciate every single thought. Eric is in good spirits and we are praying for a full recovery.”
This is just so sad. Football is a favorite pastime of many, but this reminds us of what a violent sport it really is. The players literally put their bodies on the line out there.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Eric, and we wish him a full recovery.
Watch the Eric LeGrand, Rutgers player paralyzed video below, and then please leave your comments. If you want to send Eric your well wished you can do so at the Rutger’s site. They have set up a form to relay messages to him here.
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