Everett to walk out for Giants game?

According to the Channel 2 website, and from Kevin Everett's grandfather, he plans on walking out on the field for the Giants game on December 23rd.

I suggested this the other day in my response to the SI piece, that came out this week. In thinking what a great idea. Kevin went down in the first home game, what a great bookend it would be if he could walk out with the team at the final home game. I think it would be a huge lift to the team before what could be a very big game in their push for the playoffs. And show that Kevin Everett is still a Bill, and always will be apart of the Buffalo Bills family.

Make this happen everyone.

Kevin Everett

(picture from si.com)

Well I'm sure most Buffalo Sports fans know that Kevin Everett is the cover boy for SI this week, so much better then having it being Michael Vick, and details his recovery in this nice piece. I choose the picture above because theres something about the look in Kevin's face. Like I knew I would get here. Nothing is holding me back. Plus its an image I doubt most of us would see in December, from how things looked in early September.

So where is he now in his progress?

Three months after his injury Everett is in the midst of a heartwarming recovery. He walks unaided at a slow, steady clip for the distance of about half a football field. (A speedier pace or a longer walk can push him off balance, though that should be alleviated as his core muscles strengthen.) He can raise his arms above his head with effort and is gradually recovering the fine motor skills in his hands and fingertips. He has lost roughly 35 pounds from his playing weight of 260, but he looks vibrant if, at 6' 4'', slender. His other bodily functions are fully intact. Five days a week, four hours a day, he has physical therapy at The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research at Memorial Hermann Medical Center in Houston, calling on a lifetime of athletic training to push himself.

For where he was, I think most of us would take that 2 years from the injury. But only 3 months. It shows how quality medical care is now, and the condition of the modern athlete. He will only get stronger and come back to a normal self. Not a normal football self, but someone who can lead a full, long life.

You read through the piece and you look at how everything came together, from the injury not severing the spinal cord, leading to the hypothermia treatment to work wonders on the injury he did suffer. To Cappuccino going to a talk and just having the EMTs stock the cool saline solution. If he just heard the talk and was like mmm, neat idea and didn't follow through, who knows where Kevin would be today. The quality of care at Gates Circle and all the follow through on everyones part. Everything worked right and now Kevin Everett can walk again after 3 months.

This does show a glowing review of the Bills medical staff and their treatment. How they treated the Everett family as well. As a football player and free agent, how a team treats them medically and with their family can only be a good selling point in the future for the Bills. Plus they have a ton of money available next season. Money to put this team as a contender for the AFC.

Kevin Everett Walking

Well this is great news coming out today from the AP, that Kevin Everett is walking. No one thought we would be saying that months from the injury, even years after that injury. But due to quick treatment and proper care, Kevin will able to live a somewhat normal life. He is done playing football, but most other options are open to him.

"He doesn't have a full natural stride but, yeah, he's walking," a person close to the family told The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of Everett's status.

The person said Everett has been walking under his own power since his release from Memorial Hermann/TIRR three weeks ago and is now an outpatient there. The person added Everett is picked up at his Houston-area home by car to attend daily rehab sessions and is able to walk to and from the facility.

"He's not driving or anything like that, but he is walking. He's not running. He is walking," the person said.

I would love to see Kevin walk out for the last home game against the Giants for the coin flip with the Captains. It would be the perfect way to end the home season this year. From the terrible loss against Denver and the fear that a player would never walk again, maybe die because of an injury. If it happened it might be the loudest ovation that stadium has heard in a while.

Keep on getting better Kevin, we are all behind you.