Link: Kevin Everett to Get Disability Benefits

With Leather found this 5/13/2008 on sports.espn.go.com [flag]

Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett is now free to seek long-term disability benefits after being paralyzed in an NFL game last season. Expect "What about us?" cries from Mike Ditka any day now. [link]

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BILLS CUT KEVIN EVERETT FOR 'SPINAL INJURY'
Published 5/13/2008 at With Leather
The Buffalo Bills waived tight end Kevin Everett today. The former University of Miami standout, who has regained the ability to walk after a gruesome spinal cord injury on special teams last year, now has the opportunity to earn disability compensation from the NFL. Everett may apply for a long-term disability payment of $224,000 per year over the life span of his injury, according to The Buffalo News, which first reported the roster move... Everett received his full pay of $435,000 last season, his third in the NFL, qualifying him for a full NFL pension. Based on his number of years in the league, he is eligible to receive monthly ...

Derby County Fans Tell Us How They Really Feel
Published 5/18/2008 by Dave at Dave's Football Blog
... Duty Broken TV Sparks Riot at UEFA Cup Final Mexico Offers Manager's Position to Eriksson Steve Smith Invited to Throw First Pitch at Wrigley Field Today U.S. Open Cup Winner Will Get CONCACAF Champions League Bid in 2009 Garcia Wants Graham to Get Paid, Too Recent Posts Derby County Fans Tell Us How They Really Feel Link: Nathan Ablett Ponders a Comeback Link: Sexism in Football Link: Women’s Gridiron, Anyone? Link: Kevin Everett to Get Disability Benefits Link: Separate Divisions for the AFL ...

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TE Everett Released in a Move to Be Able to Collect Disability

Posted 5/14/2008 on Bills Gab

The Bills today officially released injured TE Kevin Everett in a move that will clear the way for him to receive disability benefits after suffering a spinal cord injury that ended his career last September. Everett will receive about $255,000 a year while he is injured. He is a story of courage after at first appearing to be paralyzed from the neck down after a collision on a kickoff ...

BILLS WAIVE EVERETT

Posted 5/13/2008 on ProFootballTalk.com

In a move that was widely expected and that allows him to apply for disability benefits, the Buffalo Bills have cut tight end Kevin Everett. Everett suffered a broken neck during Week One of the 2007. Though he has regained his ability to walk, his football career is over. “We had numerous discussions with the league in [...]

Bills Release Kevin Everett; TE to Receive NFL Disability Benefits

Posted 5/13/2008 on FanHouse

The Buffalo Bills released tight end Kevin Everett this morning, but that does mean the two sides will be parting ways. "Kevin will always remain a Buffalo Bill in the same way that Jim Kelly , Thurman Thomas and so many others before him are held in the highest regard by our franchise," the team said in a statement Tuesday. Everett's release opens the door for him to receive several NFL ...

Bills keep Everett in mind during roster move

Posted 5/13/2008 on ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando The Bills' placement of Kevin Everett on the waived/failed physical list allows the seriously injured tight end to seek additional benefits to assist with his recovery, the team said: "Today we are faced with the difficult decision to place Kevin on the Waived/Failed Physical list, making him eligible to apply for any benefits due him. We had numerous ...