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It looks as though Buffalo Bills tight end may walk again following surgery at Buffalo’s Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital for a cervical spine injury he suffered in the NFL’s opening game against Denver on Sunday. The initial prognosis for Kevin Everett was much bleaker earlier in the week when doctors feared he would never walk again. Everett voluntarily moved his arms and legs on Tuesday when partially awakened, prompting a neurosurgeon to claim he would be able to walk again.

Everett sustained a life-threatening spinal cord injury in Sunday’s game after ducking his head while tackling a Denver Broncos player during the second-half kickoff during the Bills’ season opener. Everett quickly dropped face first to the ground after his helmet hit the Broncos player high on the left shoulder and side of the helmet.

Everett is still in intensive care at the Buffalo hospital.

Hospital officials said the key in the change in Everett’s condition was the quick action taken by the surgeon to run an ice-cold saline solution through Everett’s system that put him in a hypothermic state. Such action has been proven to significantly decrease the damage to the spinal cord due to swelling and movement. Doctors have cautioned, however, that his injuries do remain life-threatening because he is susceptible to blood clots, breathing failure, and infection.

If you or a loved one has suffered a spinal cord injury in Philadelphia or anywhere in Pennsylvania, please contact a Philadelphia personal injury attorney at Pomerantz Perlberger & Lewis today to schedule an initial consultation.