Best wishes TE Kevin Everett (Bills)

[Rastak]

Everett is undergoing surgery for two fractures in his neck.

Boy, that sucks. Damn.......

Hopefully the spinal cord is not injured. This kind of injury is sobering to say the least.

It sure is, but even then as a fan you say....he was a backup TE so lets move on, but this poor SOB might be screwed for life. I hope he's fine.

[Rastak]

Shit, he's in intensive care.....I hate this stuff.......

[BallHawk]

Mort reported that surgery was more "to clear out bone chips then anything else."

The doctors aren't saying anything firmly, but the are gradually optimistic that he'll walk away with the ability to walk and move around. Whether he'll be able to play football, I don't know.

[Jimx29]

damn..........

[MJZiggy]

I would expect him to be in intensive care after that sort of surgery. It's a good thing right now as he'll have someone watching him constantly. Hopefully in the next day or so he makes some good progress. I'm hoping that he'll recover quickly as athletes often do.

[esoxx]

This is why I don't begrudge football players for making every last cent they can in the game. They have typically short careers and are at risk for permanent and life threatening injuries in any game.

A lot of times we as fans overlook this and only see players for being greedy, selfish, etc...

I know right now that HOF center Jim Otto is close to death. My dad is good friends with him and he recently needed his leg amputated due to infections from some of the various hardware he has in his body due to football injuries. He almost didn't make it through the procedure and there is still a question as to whether he pulls through.

My prayers go out to Kevin Everett and his family.

[Him8123]

espn just reported that he is likely to be paralyzed. that really sucks

[BallHawk]

Per ESPN

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- The Buffalo Bills' Kevin Everett sustained a "catastrophic" and life-threatening spinal-cord injury and his chances of regaining a full range of body motion are very small, an orthopedic surgeon said Monday.

"A best-case scenario is full recovery, but not likely," Dr. Andrew Cappuccino said, one day after performing a four-hour operation on the player. "I believe there will be some permanent neurological paralysis. ... A full neurological recovery was bleak, dismal."

Cappuccino noted the 25-year-old reserve tight end did have touch sensation throughout his body and also showed signs of movement. But he cautioned that Everett's injury remained life-threatening, saying the player is still susceptible to blood clots, infection and breathing failure.

[BallHawk]

My heart goes out to Kevin. We can only hope he regains enough movement so that he can function and perform daily tasks.

[PackerTimer]

My prayers are with him and his family. 25 years old. I agree, hopefully he can regain some movement and get back some part of what he has lost.

[Him8123]

makes ya appreciate having functioning legs and arms, I can only pray for him and his family that he can walk again. Miracles can happen. It has happened before.

[MJZiggy]

I'm so glad I didn't see that hit.

[MadScientist]

I am at least a little hopeful since they reported there is some movement and touch throughout his body.

The NFL better take good care of him and his family for the rest of his life.

[Rastak]

His surgeon held a press conference and indicated they are keeping him sedated for 24-48 hours and his injuries are life threatening. He called prospects of a full recovery bleak.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I feel bad for the guy.