believe the victorious story of eric legrand

He fractured his C3 and C4 cervical vertebrae. He was taken to the intensive care unit of the Hackensack University Medical Center, in Hackensack, New Jersey, where doctors determined that LeGrand was paralyzed from the neck down.

LeGrand was credited with the tackle, but he laid on the ground for several minutes before being carted off, apparently only able to move his head.Īs the gurney rolled off the field at MetLife Stadium, LeGrand tried to force a thumbs up to the crowd but was unable to perform the gesture, saying 'it felt like a thousand pounds'. On a kickoff to Army, LeGrand collided with the ball carrier, Malcolm Brown.

On October 16, 2010, LeGrand suffered a severe spinal cord injury during a game against Army in East Rutherford, New Jersey, at MetLife Stadium. On October 16 in a game against the Army Black Knights at MetLife Stadium, he suffered an injury in the fourth quarter during a collision with Army's kickoff returner, Malcom Brown, ending the defensive tackle's season with 13 tackles including two sacks. He added two tackles at FIU on September 11, and assisted on a sack against North Carolina on September 25. On September 2 versus Norfolk State, LeGrand proved useful to the team defense posting up a pair of tackles including a tackle for loss and a fumble recovery. He had his season-high three tackles and a tackle for loss against Tulane on October 2. In 2010, LeGrand's junior season, he proved to be a crucial performer at defensive tackle in the first six games before suffering a career-ending spinal cord injury. Eric posted three tackles versus South Florida on November 12 and matched his career high four tackles and had 1.5 tackles for loss along with a fumble recovery versus Pittsburgh on October 16 and three tackles and an assisted tackle for loss versus Howard on September 12. LeGrand added three solo tackles, including a tackle-for-loss against West Virginia on December 5 and at Syracuse on November 21. He went on to tie his career-high four tackles against the Maryland Terrapins. LeGrand recorded a tackle for loss in seven games, and played eleven games where he had multiple sacks. Schiano saw him as a multipurpose player, and LeGrand proved himself to be with 13 tackles on kickoff coverage in his sophomore season. LeGrand earned himself the backup defensive tackle position to Charlie Noonan, but he managed to appear in all thirteen games that season, racking up 33 tackles. By 2009, coach Greg Schiano decided to channel LeGrand's strength and speed at a new position, defensive lineman. In 2008, as a true freshman, LeGrand made his collegiate debut against the North Carolina Tar Heels on September 11.

Believe the victorious story of eric legrand