Everett Likely to Be Partially Paralyzed

“It's all you could think about during the game, after it happened, after the game and this morning. And we just want him to get better, we want him to heal.”

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. Read more