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Topic Title: Football player paralyzed neck down
Created On: 10/24/2010 06:20 PM
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12/16/2010 10:05 AM
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Notyetagolfpro

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Eric is from my hometown in NJ - we're all praying for him. Great guy- motivated to be a role model for his nephews. Still could be a role model now, though not as a pro athlete, unfortunately. Some minor good news recently, his C-3 injury has been reclassified as partial vs. total and he is off a ventilator- slow progress to be sure. But progress. Wondering if anyone knows of recovery prognosis from C-3 partial spinal cord injuries? BTW, to help him out, Rutgers has set up the Eric LeGrand Believe fund.
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Every time people complain that sports players are payed too much, I think of things like this. Not many jobs have short careers, high physical and mental stress, and the danger of devastating, irreparable damage to your health.

"Rutgers defense tackle Eric LeGrand currently has no movement below the neck following surgery Saturday night for a spinal cord injury he suffered in the Scarlet Knights' 23-20 overtime victory at Army."

This guy deserves more money than he's making.
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