(GRAPHIC INJURY VIDEO) Eric LeGrand, Rutgers DT, Paralyzed After Making Violent Tackle…

Eric LeGrand, Rutgers Player, Paralyzed From Neck Down

DAN GELSTON
10/17/10
HuffingtonPost.Com

Rutgers defensive tackle Eric LeGrand was paralyzed below the neck after making a tackle during a game against Army, and he will remain hospitalized for the near future.

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Coach Greg Schiano said Sunday that LeGrand was resting in the intensive care unit at Hackensack University Medical Center. He had emergency surgery overnight to stabilize the spine after making the tackle during Saturday’s game at the New Meadowlands Stadium.