Ex-Penn St. CB Taliaferro recovers well (AP)

 
Former Penn State cornerback Adam Taliaferro will be one step closer to getting back into sports when he graduates from law school Thursday. It's been nearly eight years since Taliaferro, then a freshman, suffered a severe neck injury while making a tackle during a game at Ohio State. Doctors initially feared he would never walk again after he was motionless on the field for minutes. [link]

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