Two Fridays ago the senior QB for my home town fractured his C6 vertebrae on a routine play. He initially could not feel/move anything from his belly down and lost some movement in his hands and wrist. He was emergently sent to Grady where he underwent cervical spine surgery to stabilize the vertebrae. The communities of Bremen, west Ga, and even schools around the state have rallied around him in multiple ways. He had regained some sensation in his stomach and vibration sensation in his legs. He hopes to transfer to Shepherd’s Center to begin rehab this week where two anonymous pro football players have paid for his rehab in full. The reason I’m posting this is his head football coach is Rooster Russell grandson of famous Erk Russell. Grew up a huge dawg. Both UGA and GT have reached out to support. Coach Key called up Coach Russell and invited him to practice last Thursday. He wasn’t expecting anything special just talking to the coaches and watching practice. Well while he was there Coach Key stopped the entire practice and had the whole team come up and listen to Coach Russell tell them about the character and work ethic of the young man in the hospital and all the captains signed a football for him. I think it really meant a lot to Coach Russell and the young man so I just wanted to share. Go Jackets!
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