[Chadworkz]

First off, I want to thank you for doing what you do, you have my deepest gratitude...and going back as many times as you have, that puts you way up there as one of the best people I know.

Well, I was a running back, so because of my speed and power, I also sometimes played special-teams (kick-off & punt team and kick-off & punt return team). Anyway, during a kick-off where we kicked off, I ran down to try to make the tackle, and when I hit the guy, with both of us running full-speed (I ran a 4.6 forty), he lowered his head (I was shorter than him) and we hit in such a way (the top portion my face mask & the top of his helmet hit) where all of the pressure & force was focused on my forehead (fracturing my skull), as well as bending my neck backward (breaking my neck), and the rebound of my brain hitting the inside of my brain-case (I forget what that's called) caused the concussion and amnesia. I was paralyzed for a short time due to the swelling, but there was no permanent spinal cord damage.