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Bills Player Makes Promising Progress

Everett off ventilator but still has no movement in his hands

By Jesse Andrews,  Newser User

Posted Sep 13, 2007 6:59 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Bills tight end Kevin Everett is talking, wiggling his toes, and bending his knees, raising hopes for "community independent ambulation," the team orthopedist said yesterday. "Walking out of this hospital really is not a realistic goal," said Andrew Cappuccino. "But walking may very well be." Healing is only just beginning, and he still has no movement in his hands.

The 25-year-old is off a ventilator, the Buffalo News reports, and is no longer considered quadriplegic. His mother told the AP she's confident: "They don't know Kevin Everett. I always told him when he was a little boy, 'You show them better than you can tell them.' He's going to be fine. I really believe it."

Buffalo Bills players hold hands in prayer for Bills' Kevin Everett after he suffered 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...
Buffalo Bills players hold hands in prayer for Bills' Kevin Everett after he suffered an injury during the second half of the NFL football game against the Denver Broncos at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard...   (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)
Buffalo Bills reserve tight end Kevin Everett lays on the field 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 lays on the field 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.,...   (Associated Press)
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