EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) Fighting back tears and between a few of his former
teammates, Dennis Byrd walked on the core MetLife Stadium field as his No
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apple Jets. Byrd, briefly paralyzed 2 decades ago within a game against Kansas
City, took over as fifth former Jets player to get the honor Sunday, joining Joe
Namath, Don Maynard, Joe Klecko and Curtis Martin. ''What an amazing honor,''
Byrd told the fans, almost all of them standing. ''Many thanks a whole lot
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the final member of New York's defense, walking outside the tunnel as his name
was announced and greeted from the entire team ultimately zone. A fired-up Byrd
might be seen about the stadium video board addressing the gamers who had been
huddled around him. He stood for the sideline in the national anthem and walked
arm-in-arm with center Nick Mangold to midfield because honorary captain with
the coin toss. Byrd was injured Nov. 29, 1992, when he broke his neck after
slamming headfirst into the chest of teammate Scott Mersereau against Kansas
when quarterback David Krieg stepped toward avoid a sack. After having a
vigorous rehabilitation, Byrd returned towards the Meadowlands with the opener
these season and walked to midfield as a possible honorary captain. Mersereau
was on the list of former teammates to join Byrd at halftime, together with
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essentially the most touching moment of his life came when he visited Byrd in
the hospital with his fantastic teammate, struggling to walk, told him ''Angie i
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his teammates designed to him and the way they and his family have helped him
recover. He still walks gingerly and recently said he continues to have some
frustrating days, but is getting better every single day. ''I learned to be a
man in Oklahoma,'' Byrd said, ''and I grew to be a male in Big apple
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