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Old 05-02-2012, 10:44 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Tampa Bay signs Eric LeGrand!

What a wonderful, thoughtful gesture by the management of the Bucs!! First class. I am blown away.
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Old 05-02-2012, 10:46 AM   #2 (permalink)
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What a wonderful, thoughtful gesture by the management of the Bucs!! First class. I am blown away.
very classy move.
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Old 05-02-2012, 11:10 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Great job by the Bucs. It is a very classy thing to do.
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Old 05-02-2012, 11:11 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Old 05-02-2012, 11:13 AM   #5 (permalink)
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For those who don't know who he is, here is his story. Long story short, he sustained a spinal cord injury to the cervical spine in 2010 playing in a game against Army that left him a quadraplegic. He's made significant progress since then.

Year after being paralyzed, Eric LeGrand believes he will walk - NCAA Football - SI.com

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Old 05-02-2012, 11:18 AM   #7 (permalink)
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I think it had way more to do with Greg Schiano being the head coach than it did with the Bucs management. Very nice move.

But we all know the Chiefs wouldn't do this. The management in that organization is nuts. Gilberry just found out yesterday that he was cut because a rookie posted on twitter that he'd be wearing his number. A-hole move.
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Old 05-02-2012, 11:22 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Paralyzed Football Player's Comeback - YouTube

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Old 05-02-2012, 11:39 AM   #9 (permalink)
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I believe I will walk again. I do. When that happens, I already know what I'm going to do. I'll go to Giants Stadium and find the exact spot in the field where I went down. I'll lie there for a second. And then I'll get up on my own power and walk away.
If anything was ever boom-worthy, it is this.

BOOM!
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Old 05-02-2012, 11:52 AM   #10 (permalink)
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If anything was ever boom-worthy, it is this.

BOOM!
Prayers going out for that very thing to happen. Great, heartwarming gesture.
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Old 05-02-2012, 11:53 AM   #11 (permalink)
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If anything was ever boom-worthy, it is this.

BOOM!
What an awesome way to show that his injury won't get the best of him! I hope he gets to do this really soon
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BOOM!
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Old 05-02-2012, 11:59 AM   #13 (permalink)
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If anything was ever boom-worthy, it is this.

BOOM!
Wow. That is very moving.
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Old 05-02-2012, 12:11 PM   #14 (permalink)
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I believe this man will walk again. There's always doctors that tell people with his kind of injuries they'll never walk again, but yet some will rehab and keep faith and will walk again. Glad to see the bucs signed him. Good for Eric.
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Very cool, good for him!
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