Everett's story is one well told

Kevin Everett is walking again six months after a horrifying spinal cord injury suffered in the season opener. While he may not return to the Bills or the NFL, he has a good chance of resuming a normal life. Everett's amazing recovery is chronicled in the new book Standing Tall: The Kevin Everett Story , written by Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer. To many Buffalo Bills fans, the most horrifying moment of the 2007 season had nothing to do with winning and losing. It was the sight of Kevin Everett, lying motionless, seemingly for an eternity, on the Ralph Wilson Stadium turf during the season opener. He was wheeled out on a stretcher into an ambulance and rushed to the hospital. The only movement that took place during that agonizing hour was a brief convulsive reaction commonly associated with severe trauma. The initial prognosis was bleak. Everett almost died. He was never to walk again, never mind playing football. Well, this story is turning out a happy ending. Six ... (link)