Kevin Everett on SI cover, plans to speak to Titans

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Kevin Everett on SI cover, plans to speak to Titans

BOB WEST

The Port Arthur News

PORT ARTHUR —

TJ ex Kevin Everett is the subject of the best, most compelling piece of writing I’ve seen in a long, long time in the current issue of Sports Illustrated. Everett, who is on the magazine’s cover, is the subject of a story titled, “Against All Odds†that chronicles his remarkable road back from a devastating spinal injury in the Buffalo Bills 2007 season opener. Author Tim Layden meticulously and skillfully details every step along the road to Kevin walking again, right down to the disagreements between attending doctors over the revolutionary treatment orthopedic surgeon Andrew Cappuccino opted for, with the understanding he was putting his career on the line. If you don’t take the magazine, find somebody who does, or look the story up on SI.com. You will be glad you did . . . Everett, by the way, is coming home to Port Arthur on Thursday, Jan. 10 to be the guest speaker at Memorial’s football banquet. Memorial offensive coordinator Kenny Harrison, who goes way back with Everett, ran the idea by his friend last week and says he didn’t hesitate about accepting the offer. “He was excited about doing it. He wants to come back here and coach,†said Harrison. What Harrison and Memorial head coach Ronnie Thompson now must decide is whether to open the banquet up to everyone who would like to hear what Everett has to say. If they go that route, and it would only be done with Everett’s approval, they will need a much larger venue than Memorial’s cafeteria. And they better brace for ESPN, The NFL Network and hordes of other national media.

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Prayers to Kevin