Darryl Stingley spent more than half his life in a wheelchair, a symbol of the violence of the NFL, where large bodies collide at high speeds on every play. He was only 26 when he clashed head-on ...

Darryl Stingley had no problem with the idea of meeting with Jack Tatum. He just didn’t expect to get blindsided again when they did. Last January, though his friends advised against it and ...

Jack Tatum, the storied Oakland Raiders safety best known for landing the hit that paralyzed New England receiver Darryl Stingley, has died. He was 61. Tatum, among the most feared and respected ...

Darryl Stingley does not wait for Jack Tatum’s telephone call anymore. But he does know what he would say if it ever came. For years, people have tried to set up reconciliations. Arsenio.

A lot of people had it wrong about Jack Tatum ... for his complete body of work. Yes, Tatum did deliver the hit in a 1978 preseason game that left Darryl Stingley a quadriplegic.

He was an All-American. Just look at all the awards Jack Tatum received, for his hitting. “Then Darryl didn’t get up and … .” Neither man was the same. Stingley had no movement from his ...

Image New England receiver Darryl Stingley, right, was left a quadriplegic in 1978 after absorbing a hit from Oakland’s Jack Tatum.Credit...Ron Riesterer/Oakland Tribune, via Associated Press In ...

Former New England Patriot receiver Darryl Stingley ... hard from behind by Oakland Raiders safety Jack Tatum. The hit broke his neck and left Stingley a quadriplegic for life.