Newsgroup: it.sport.americani
Titolo: [NFL] Paura e tragedia (spero di no....) a Buffalo

E' vero che questo è uno sport pericoloso, ma ce ne ricordiamo solo quando 
succede qualcosa di grave che vorremmo non accadesse mai....
Gege
Bills' Everett has surgery after severe neck injury
Associated Press
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Buffalo Bills reserve tight end Kevin Everett had 
surgery on Sunday after injuring his spine against the Denver Broncos, and 
there is concern about whether he will be able to walk again.
"He's had some sparse movement," Everett's agent Brian Overstreet told The 
Associated Press in a phone interview late Sunday.
"The next couple of days is going to be critical," said Overstreet, 
responding to a question about paralysis. "Our concern is for him to come 
out of this healthy and, hopefully, be able to walk again."
Overstreet said Everett came out of a "lengthy surgery" Sunday evening and 
the plan was for his mother, Patricia Dugas, to arrive from Texas on Monday.
Everett fell to the ground and never moved after a helmet-to-chest hit when 
he tackled Denver's Domenik Hixon during a kickoff to open the second half. 
Everett was placed on a backboard with his head and body immobilized, and 
carefully loaded into an ambulance at the Broncos 30.
The game was delayed for about 15 minutes, and the Bills gathered at the 
sideline while doctors attended to the player.
At 9:45 p.m., as he was leaving Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital, Bills' 
tight end Ryan Neufeld told Buffalo's WIVB-TV the surgery "went well as far 
as we can tell and he's recovering right now."
Bills general manager Marv Levy said doctors informed the team that it's too 
early to determine the severity of the injury and they will know more after 
monitoring the player overnight.
"Certainly, we feel the injury is serious, but I don't want to speculate, 
and that's what the doctors told us," Levy told The Associated Press. "They 
told us to wait to hear from them before making any speculative 
announcement."
Coach Dick Jauron said immediately following the game that the player 
sustained a cervical spine injury, but wouldn't discuss the severity of the 
injury.
Everett's injury cast a pall over the Bills following a season-opening 15-14 
loss, with several players expressing concern about their teammate.
"It was real hard," cornerback Terrence McGee said. "I watched the whole 
thing and he never moved. ... It's real sad to see him go off on a 
stretcher, but we hope he's OK."
"It's real sad," added receiver Roscoe Parrish, who played with Everett at 
the University of Miami. "When something like that happens to a close friend 
of yours, and you know how much he loves football, it bothers you."
Denver players expressed concern, including kicker Jason Elam, who kicked 
the winning field goal as time ran out.
Before taking questions after the game, Elam said: "What we heard is not 
good, so for our whole team, our prayers go out to him."
Buffalo's third-round draft pick in 2005, Everett missed his entire rookie 
season with a knee injury, and spent most of his second season limited to 
special teams duty.
The Bills liked Everett's 6-foot-4 frame, and were counting on him to play a 
role in their passing attack this season.
Buffalo also lost defensive starters Ko Simpson, Cory Wire and Jason Webster 
to injuries.
Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press.


Purtroppo si parla di collo fratturato e probabile paralisi.
La diagnosi precisa sarà fatta tra un paio di giorni (fonte ESPN)
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Vilcity suppongo sia un centro commerciale, ma... cosa
chiederebbe in cambio? Per prime scelte intendi negozi?
Team: Acerrana (id: 233089) Serie: IV.64 

appena visto nella registrata ...  non sembrava diverso da tanti altri
tackle .... purtroppo il rischio per questo 25enne di rimanere
paralizzato sono altissime ....  
e poi la solita tv .... durante le lentissime operazioni di blocco
totale del giocatore le telecamere continuavano ad inquadrare da
vicino l'incolpevole Hixon .