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Injured Bills Player May Walk Again: Doc

Optimism grows as Everett recovers movement

By Lev Weinstein,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 12, 2007 2:29 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Severely injured Buffalo Bills player Kevin Everett can now move all his limbs, giving hope to his relieved surgeon that he may walk again. The good news comes a day after his doctor said he would likely remain paralyzed and could even lose his life in the wake of a "catastrophic" spinal injury Everett suffered during a tackle.

Everett's latest MRI shows only slight swelling of his spinal cord, reports ESPN. His improvement is "totally spectacular, totally unexpected," said one doctor who has observed the case. He credits the immediate use of a saline drip to drop the player's temperature and reduce spinal swelling as a crucial factor in his improvement.

Buffalo Bills reserve tight end Kevin Everett is helped by trainers after an injury during the second half of the NFL football game against the Denver Broncos at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007. Everett had surgery Sunday after injuring his spine on a...
Buffalo Bills reserve tight end Kevin Everett is helped by trainers after an injury during the second half of the NFL football game against the Denver Broncos at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park,...   (Associated Press)
A trainer, center, helps Buffalo Bills' Kevin Everett (85) after he was injured during the second half of the NFL football game against the Denver Broncos at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Don Heupel)
A trainer, center, helps Buffalo Bills' Kevin Everett (85) after he was injured during the second half of the NFL football game against the Denver Broncos at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y.,...   (Associated Press)
This 2007 photo released by the NFL shows Buffalo Bills' Kevin Everett. Everett sustained a catastrophic and life-threatening spinal-cord injury while making a tackle during a football game against the Denver Broncos on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007 and his chances of regaining a full range of body motion are very...
This 2007 photo released by the NFL shows Buffalo Bills' Kevin Everett. Everett sustained a "catastrophic" and life-threatening spinal-cord injury while making a tackle during a football game against...   (Associated Press)
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