That's horrible. Hope he still has full feeling and range of motion
Just looked it up. Good news is that he just had a small break in the neck that would have only kept him out 4-6 weeks. But they found a cyst on his spinal chord (they think has been their since he was a child) that could cause serious problems if he keeps playing.
Silver lining is that this small neck fracture may have saved him from future tragedy.