Bills' Everett suffers serious neck injury
BUFFALO, United States (AFP) — Buffalo special teams player Kevin Everett suffered a spinal injury in the Bills' National Football League season-opener against the denver Broncos on Sunday.
Everett was stetchered off the field and hospitalized after colliding with Denver Broncos returner Domenik Hixon on the second-half kickoff.
It appeared to be a freak injury for Edwards, who slammed into Hixon as the return man hit the wedge and broke his tackle.
He immediately fell to the turf and lost consciousness before being transported off the field by ambulance.
"Kevin Everett has a cervical spine injury and is under further evaluation," Buffalo coach Dick Jauron said.
Buffalo also lost two defensive starters to injury in the heartbreaking 15-14 loss to the Broncos.
Ko Simpson had to be carted off the field with a left ankle injury 10 minutes into the contest, and linebacker Coy Wire hurt his knee on the same drive.
"With the amount of injuries and, with one serious injury, possibly, it definitely changes the mood and makes (losing) even worse," Bills quarterback J.P. Losman said.
