Bucs Are A Class Act!

[charlotte49er]

I know I'll get crucified for this, but I have to call tham as I see them.

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/02/buccaneers-sign-paralyzed-rutgers-player-eric-legrand/?hpt=hp_c2

Buccaneers sign paralyzed Rutgers player Eric LeGrand

[updated at 11:58 a.m. ET] Eric LeGrand's football coach at Rutgers helped him emotionally in the months after his on-field paralysis. Now the coach is symbolically helping him realize his dream of making it to the NFL.

LeGrand collided with an Army kick returner while making a tackle on October 16, 2010, injuring his spinal cord and leaving him paralyzed from the neck down. At the hospital, medical personnel told him he he'd be a quadriplegic and would need a respirator for the rest of his life.

As a Paraplegic myself, I applaude the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and coaches for making one players dream come true! He will always be able to say, "I retired from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers!"

[Mainter]

It really is class act from the Bucs, but at the same time I find it just a bit funny that a John McCargo has been released in favor of a man in a wheelchair.. ;)

[charlotte49er]

It really is class act from the Bucs, but at the same time I find it just a bit funny that a John McCargo has been released in favor of a man in a wheelchair.. ;)

I don't see why the Bucs had to release anyone.

LeGrand, who intends to graduate from Rutgers in the fall and hopes to pursue a career in football broadcasting, said Wednesday the signing is only honorary and no money is involved.

[Mainter]

I know he wasn't released in favor of anyone. Just a bad attempt to make a joke on McCargo..