Hixon Involved

[Sergeant Zip]

SOURCE:Kevin Everett fell to the ground and never moved after a helmet-to-helmet 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...

[zen]

I saw that last night. Wow!I hope he is handling this okay. It's probably a lot to deal with.

[Kangaroo Craig]

The doctors are now saying that it unlikely that he will ever walk again. What an awful outcome for that young man. We all need to pray for him, his family, the entire Buffalo Bills organization, and Domenic Hixson who now has to live with this for the rest of his life even though it was a fluke thing.

[you am i]

i have not seen the hit but apparenty everett hit hixon helmet first. it sounds like there was nothing hixon could have done to have avoided this. its still got to be weighing on his mind terribly but its not like a jack tatum/darryl stingley situation where tatum hit stingley.

[RACER]

pro football is the one sport where i don't have problem with the guys making big money.these guys are out there abusing there bodies.i think very few play pro ball and don't have some kind of medical problems down the road.hopefully the kid will walk again,and i hope for the best.

[zippyrifle32]

found a clip of it... ugly. ugly.helmet to helmet hit

[zen]

Everyone in the NFL knows that it's no one's fault. Something like this can happen on any play to any player.But even if you don't consciously blame yourself, it's still gotta make you sick to your stomach to know you were involved. That's rough. I hope domenik is talking to people.

[Class of 82]

What a shame. Yet one more reminder of the fragility of life, the inconsequence of money and the clear and present danger that is always lurking on a football field.God, I love this game, but these kinds of incidents always make me wonder if it's worth it.

[scottditzen]

I read on the Broncos forum that Domenik wasn't the same after, it has really affected him which is completely understandable. Just a terrible accident, you gotta pray for everyone involved.

[ZippyBoy]

Domenik Hixon talked about the opening kickoff return of the second half, when Buffalo's Kevin Everett suffered a cervical spine injury while tackling Hixon. "Honestly, there was nothing out of the ordinary on the play," Hixon said. "I had no idea anything was wrong. He hit me, and then I was trying to get up myself. I didn't realize, see or hear anything. ... All I can do is pray for him now." -- Denver Post

[Bleacher Bum]

ESPN is reporting that Everett has been moving his limbs voluntarily.http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3014742

[Dr Z]

I love this part of the story. Makes you think.Green said the key was the quick action taken by Cappuccino to run an ice-cold saline solution through Everett's system that put the player in a hypothermic state. Doctors at the Miami Project have demonstrated in their laboratories that such action significantly decreases the damage to the spinal cord due to swelling and movement."We've been doing a protocol on humans and having similar experiences for many months now," Green said. "But this is the first time I'm aware of that the doctor was with the patient when he was injured and the hypothermia was started within minutes of the injury. We know the earlier it's started, the better."Everett remains in intensive care and will be slowly taken off sedation and have his body temperature warmed over the next day, Green said. Doctors will also take the player off a respirator.

[Buckzip]

It probably will bother Hixon for a while. However, it's not like he was doing the hitting.He was the one being hit.It is terrible when something like this happens. It's a good thing that everyone isn't like Jack Tatum

[ZippyRulz]

More about Domenik & Everett:http://canadianpress.google.com/article/AL...kNUmdqYXSujj6jA

[GP1]

Looks like this story is going to have a fairly "happy ending". And I don't mean the type of "happy ending" Z-P is getting in those Asian bath houses either.