“Sorry to see this happen to anyone. Prayers for him, his family, friends and team members.”
However, this brings up a bigger issue. When is the NFL going to ban that kind of tackling? Every time I see a player lead with their head like that, I cringe. It happens every game and nobody says a thing. If the guy had gotten his head up, it would have been a normal tackle.
My son is in 7th grade and plays, and I made sure he watched the video more than once as I hammered home the same thing his great coaches yell on almost every play:
"GET YOUR HEAD UP!"
Once again, I hope he defies the odds and makes a recovery. My prayers are with him.
I’m a Bengals fan. I was at their second game last year vs. the Browns when David Pollack went to tackle Browns running back Ruben Droughns. He tackled with his head down, and his neck snapped back. He had to be immobilzed and carted off the field. He had to have surgery and wear a halo on his head with pins going into the neck. He could still walk and move. He’s out this year, but things have gone better than they expected. He may be able to play again next year.
This is very sad. My prayers up up for Everret. I know he won’t be able to play football again, but hopefully he can at least be able to function normally. It’s going to take a lot of hard work and faith in God to get through this.