Neck-Injured Player Saved by Opponent After Collision | TigerFan.com

Bayou Bengal11 · Nov 8, 2010

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Safety first: Competitor's compassion helped save AU defensive back Etheridge's career | montgomeryadvertiser.com | Montgomery Advertiser

Ole Miss tailback Rodney Scott may have saved an opposing player's life in last year's game against Auburn. Safety Zac Etheridge was trying to tackle Scott when he collided with a teammate, fractured the C-5 vertebra in his neck and couldn't move. Scott was pinned under Etheridge but didn't push the player off him and get up. His decision to remain perfectly still as medical personnel raced out saved Etheridge's motor skills and perhaps his life. "They were just talking to Zac, and Zac wasn't saying anything, so they were just telling me to stay still," Scott said. "And I just stayed still for about 20 minutes -- just looking at the sky."
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