23 Facts About Kevin Everett

Kevin Everett was born on February 5,1982 and is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League.

Kevin Everett was selected by the Bills in the third round of the 2005 NFL draft.

Kevin Everett played college football for the Miami Hurricanes after transferring from Kilgore College, where he played on an undefeated team in 2001 under head coach Jimmy Rieves.

However, on September 11,2007, Kevin Everett showed significant movement in his arms and legs, which led doctors to speculate that he might eventually be able to walk again.

Indeed, Kevin Everett walked in public for the first time at Ralph Wilson Stadium before the home finale against the New York Giants on December 23,2007.

Kevin Everett attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur, Texas, where he was a three-year letterman in football.

Kevin Everett attended Kilgore College in Kilgore, Texas for two years, where he was a two-time first-team All-Southwest Junior College football conference pick, ranked the second best junior college player in the nation.

Kevin Everett left Miami as the 86th overall pick by the Buffalo Bills in the third round of the 2005 NFL draft.

In 2005, Kevin Everett became the second tight end the Buffalo Bills brought to the team in as many years, after Tim Euhus was drafted in 2004.

Kevin Everett struggled with injuries almost from his first day of play with the Bills, having missed the 2005 season after suffering a torn knee ligament on the first day of 2005 minicamp.

Kevin Everett was placed on the physically unable to perform list on August 10,2005, and on injured reserve on November 30.

Kevin Everett returned to play in 2006, where he participated on special teams for most of the season.

Kevin Everett made his first career start on September 10,2006, at New England, with the Bills opening in a two-tight end set.

On September 9,2007, in Week 1 of the 2007 NFL season, while attempting to tackle Denver Broncos' kickoff return man Domenik Hixon, Kevin Everett sustained a neck injury that resulted in his transport off the field by ambulance and emergency surgery at Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital.

Orthopedic surgeon Dr Andrew Cappuccino of Buffalo Spine Surgery, and member of the Bills medical staff, was Kevin Everett's attending surgeon, and described the injury to Kevin Everett's spinal cord as a "scissoring" or "pinching" injury, caused by dislocation of the third and fourth cervical vertebrae.

Gibbons reported that Kevin Everett had been able to slightly move his arms and legs and wiggle his toes.

Gibbons said that right now, the only thing they were concerned about was getting Kevin Everett to walk again.

Also in that report, it was stated that Kevin Everett had been taken off the respirator and was able to breathe on his own.

On September 17,2007, he regained movement in both hands and was steadily regaining strength in his legs, and on September 20, Dr Barth Green told the Associated Press that Kevin Everett will be able to stand and walk within weeks, and perhaps sooner.

On Sunday, December 23,2007, Kevin Everett walked publicly on the field of Ralph Wilson Stadium in front of a number of fans for the home finale against the New York Giants.

On January 31,2008, Kevin Everett accepted NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's invitation to sit with him at Super Bowl XLII.

On May 12,2008, Kevin Everett was waived by the Bills to allow him to be eligible to immediately apply for lifetime disability benefits.

Kevin Everett was the grand marshal and gave the command to start engines for NASCAR Nationwide Series Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen on August 9,2008.