The Buffalo Bills waived tight end Kevin Everett today. The former University of Miami standout, who has regained the ability to walk after a gruesome spinal cord injury on special teams last year, now has the opportunity to earn disability compensation from the NFL.
Everett may apply for a long-term disability payment of $224,000 per year over the life span of his injury, according to The Buffalo News, which first reported the roster move…
Everett received his full pay of $435,000 last season, his third in the NFL, qualifying him for a full NFL pension. Based on his number of years in the league, he is eligible to receive monthly payments of $1,410, the newspaper reported. Everett may also apply for a one-time payment of $75,000 as part of the Player Health Reimbursement Plan, according to the report…
"Today we are faced with the difficult decision to place Kevin on the waived/failed physical list, making him eligible to apply for any benefits due him," the team said. "We had numerous discussions with the league in dealing with this process to assist him in the best way possible. Kevin will always remain a Buffalo Bill in the same way that Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas and so many others before him are held in the highest regard by our franchise."
His opportunity to make millions of dollars over a long career got cut short by a spinal injury that forced him how to learn how to walk again and will likely cause him freakish amounts of pain over the rest of his life. If the Bills cared so fucking much about him, they'd give him a job in the organization. But what do I know about caring for people who suffer life-altering injuries on the job? I'm just a veteran decorated for leadership in combat.
