""I mean, it was dark for me at first,""
""First I felt good and I thought it was just a minor injury and then the doctor said I almost got paralyzed, so it kind of scared me a little bit. And then there was doubt too because I didn't know if I was going to be playing again.""
""I kept having to try to wake up with a positive attitude. At first, I didn't for like a week, two weeks, and I was just sad and depressed,""
Buccaneers wide receiver Jalen McMillan suffered three fractured vertebrae in his neck after a preseason collision on Aug. 16. His doctor told him he almost became paralyzed, and he spent 3½ months wearing a neck brace day and night, only removing it to bathe. He needed help with basic tasks and experienced sadness and depression before gradually relying on his support system. He was able to return last week to the team and has begun speaking publicly about the injury and recovery. Coach Todd Bowles initially called the injury a "severe neck sprain."
Read at ESPN.com
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