Eric LeGrand
player of American football
Eric James LeGrand (born September 4, 1990) is an American former football defensive tackle who played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.
He became paralyzed while making a tackle in an October 2010 game, but has since regained movement in his shoulders and sensation throughout his body. As of 2020, LeGrand has been making consistent recovery at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed him to a symbolic contract as an undrafted free agent in May 2012.
In 2017, LeGrand was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as the third recipient of the Warrior Award.
College
In 2008, as a true freshman, LeGrand made his collegiate debut against the North Carolina Tar Heels on September 11. He saw action on special teams. By 2009, coach Greg Schiano decided to channel LeGrand's strength and speed at a new position, defensive lineman. 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. Schiano saw him as a multipurpose player, and LeGrand proved himself to be with 13 tackles on kickoff coverage in his sophomore season.
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