FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) – Dennis Byrd, one of the most inspirational players in New York Jets history, addressed the team the night before its divisional playoff game against the New England Patriots.
Coach Rex Ryan, who called Sunday’s game the second-biggest for the franchise, brought in Byrd to speak with the team at its hotel Saturday night. Wide receiver Braylon Edwards says on Twitter that it was “the most inspirational message of my life.”
Byrd’s career ended in 1992, when he suffered a broken neck in a game against Kansas City, leaving him temporarily paralyzed. Three months later, he walked on crutches to a news conference at his hospital in Manhattan.
The team’s most inspirational player award is named in Byrd’s honor.
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