Tulane's Devon Walker breaks neck

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another young black kid giving his life for a game which everyone making money except the kids that putting their lives on the line, and if you drop the "but but but they get free education" you gonna get that neg rep real quick

Tulane safety Devon Walker fractured his spine in a head-to-head collision with a teammate during a game in Tulsa, the team said Saturday.

Walker also suffered a broken neck and a collapsed lung in the collision.

Walker was revived on the field and a tracheotomy was performed. Walker is in the emergency and trauma center at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa.

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Tulane safety Devon Walker suffered a broken neck and collapsed lung Saturday in a head-to-head collision, according to a Tulane trainer.
Tulane issued a statement Saturday night on Walker's condition: "Devon Walker sustained a cervical spine fracture. He is at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa where he is in stable condition. Currently, he is in traction with a lot of swelling in his neck and he is undergoing treatment for the swelling. The current plan is for him to have surgery in the next one to two days. He is being treated by specialists. The Tulsa physicians did a great job taking care of Devon."

According to the Johns Hopkins Hospital's website, an injury to the neck at the first and second vertebrae in the spinal column -- and especially lower in the third through fifth vertebrae -- can affect respiratory muscles and the ability to breathe.

Tulsa was leading 35-3 and facing a fourth-and-2 with the ball at the 33-yard line when the Golden Hurricane called timeout. Tulane then called timeout.

When play resumed, Tulsa quarterback Cody Green tossed a short pass to Willie Carter, who caught it at about the 28, and turned upfield. He was tackled around the 18-yard line, with defensive tackle Julius Warmsley and Walker sandwiching him and apparently smashing the crowns of their helmets into each other.

Medical personnel from both teams came out about 12:37 p.m. to attend to Walker as he lay on the field.

Dr. Buddy Savoie said after the game that Walker "actually never completely lost consciousness" and was breathing.

About 12:52 p.m., he was lifted onto a stretcher and loaded into a waiting ambulance about two minutes later. The ambulance drove off the field about 1 p.m.

FOX Sports reported a hush went over the crowd at H.A. Stadium as Walker was attended to on the field, and that several coaches were in tears. Spectators bowed their heads as someone on the field led the stadium in prayer.

The game resumed at 1:20 p.m.

Walker is a senior majoring in cell and molecular biology. His brother, Raynard, told The Associated Press that their mother was watching the game on television when her son was injured.

The family was waiting for an update on Walker's condition, he said.

"We haven't heard much at all," he added. "We're still kind of in the dark right now."

Tulane coach Curtis Johnson said after the 45-10 loss that while Walker was on the field, Johnson told Walker that he was praying for him and that help was on the way.

He said the mood among players was somber, and called the day his most difficult ever.

"Just seeing a young man, one of our family members, on the ground. It was just difficult for our guys," Johnson said in the postgame conference. "It's no excuse, but I don't know if they could have focused.

"It was tremendous that they finished the game, as I thought about just saying, 'Hey look, let's not do anything else. Let's just get on the road and go.'"

Information from ESPN's Brett McMurphy and The Associated Press was used in this report.

Tulane safety Devon Walker hospitalized after suffering fractured spine, broken neck, collapsed lung in hit - ESPN
 

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Dang, that's so unfortunate I'll pray for dude, if he was majoring in Bio he must have been very smart hopefully he can still be a productive member of society
 

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Dang, that's so unfortunate I'll pray for dude, if he was majoring in Bio he must have been very smart hopefully he can still be a productive member of society

I hear the op on the not getting payed fukk free education talk, but anyone who lives in New Orleans kno that Tulane's tuition is no joke. Like 40k a year. I hear yu get an instant job once yu finish school. Now the school better not be dikk heads and pull his schalorship after risking his life on the field for the school
 

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Dude pay his unto Tulane , $25,000 per semester, and earn his scholarship. Bio chem major, you know he got a bright future. Hopefully, he make a full recovery.
 

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I hope he can make a proper recovery.


This is really sad. The worst thing is that Tulane wont have to pay for his medical care after his eligibility is exhausted too.
 

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^ That would be bad if they didn't. But with injuries of this high magnitude, & the amount of PR backlash they would get, don't most programs usually end up taking care of the medical?
 

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damn happaned to eric legrand a few years ago

why they actually changed hte kick off rule
 

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damn i just saw the replay

he took a helmet to helmet hit from a dt from his own team on a tackle, he only weighs 170

geeez

wow he had to be revived on the field:yayo:
 
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