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Everett Update: "Sparse Movement"

To follow up Ben Amey's post last night, Bills TE Kevin Everett has "sparse movement" after surgery Sunday, that according to Everett's agent Brian Overstreet. Everett went down after a helmet-to-helmet collision with Denver's Domenik Hixon on the kickoff to open the second half.

"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."

Everett is a second-year player out of Miami who figured to play a large role in Buffalo's passing attack. He is 25-years-old.

When A Loss Doesn't Hurt As Much

As much as watching the Bills lose to the Broncos on a last second field goal hurt (literally last second. By the time the holder got his hands on the ball, the clock read 0:00), there are times when other events overshadow the outcome of the game even more.

The latest news out of Buffalo is that reserve tight end Kevin Everett has a cervical spine injury, and is currently in surgery. While it is almost certain that Everett will be out for the rest of the season, right now the worry should be whether Everett's quality of life will be affected by this injury, and whether he will ever be able to walk again, let alone play.

It's at times like these where we are forced to realize that, as much as winning seasons are nice, as much as playoff appearances and Super Bowl wins are what these teams strive for, we are all still human. We are all still incredibly vulnerable.

All Everett did was drop his head. He dropped his head after charging 60-yards down-field to make a tackle on a player from the opposing team. He dropped his head, his head hit the opposing player's helmet/shoulder, and Everett dropped. After that, the only movement that came from him was muscle twitching. His eyes were moving and blinking when they loaded him into the ambulance.

My thoughts and prayers go out to Everett and his family. My prayers go out to the Bills team and the organization. I know that, right now, while the loss hurts, it really doesn't matter to the team. The health of their teammate does.

Benjamin Amey