Will kevin everett from the buffalo bills be paralyzed?

Kevin everett, the baffalobills has got a serious injury in his neck during a football match. His spinal cord is damaged. Doctors told he may not recover from this damage. What is the present condition of Kevin everett? Will he be paralasyed for ever?

Very tragic - just saw a report - still early but they think he may never walk again - Daryl Stingley (who this also happened to) said he will do whatever it takes to get him specialized help he needs - Stingley can get around some now (not sure to what extent) and can water ski...need to remember them in our prayers.

Update: 9/11/07

Article:

With a serious neck injury, Everett was rushed by ambulance to a local hospital to undergo emergency surgery in which doctors removed bone chips from his third and fourth vertebrae. Thankfully he survived the operation, but he was placed on a respirator and is now in the intensive care unit.

There is also the very real possibility that he may never walk again.

According to his agent Brian Overstreet (per the Buffalo News), Everett has had some sparse movement and the next couple days will be critical to his recovery.

“Our concern is for him to come out of this healthy and, hopefully, be able to walk again”, said Overstreet.The fact that Overstreet's comments center around his client's ability to get out of bed by himself, rather than a prognosis on his return to the game is a brutal reminder that there is another human being inside that uniform, and although his conditioning is generally far better than the average American, he still bends and breaks in much the same way when body parts are turned in directions they're not supposed to go.

And with the size and speed of the athletes today, along with the force of the collisions that occur on a regular basis, it's a wonder we don't see this type of situation more often.

Hopefully, Everett will make a full recovery.

9/12/07 - What a difference a day makes !!

Report: Buffalo Bill tight end Kevin Everett voluntarily moved his arms and legs on Tuesday when partially awakened, prompting a neurosurgeon to say the Buffalo Bills' tight end would walk again in time — contrary to the grim prognosis given a day before.

Great news/prayers answered !!