Football is in Stingley’s blood. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. His grandfather was the late Darryl Stingley, a wide receiver drafted in the first round by the New ...

Darryl Stingley's injury resulted in a broken neck and life-long paralysis. Despite suffering a career-ending ... played against each other in a Week 17 game. However, a routine tackle went awry when ...

In doing so, he avoided paralysis. However, his NFL career was done and over ... 45 years ago today, New England Patriots wide receiver Darryl Stingley suffered a spinal cord injury leaving him ...

The NFL legend made a number of connections in his time around the game, but there was no bond stronger than the one between Madden and Darryl ... as a result of Stingley's paralysis, putting ...

John Madden’s kindness toward Darryl Stingley after the Patriots receiver was paralyzed in an August 1978 preseason game against Madden’s Raiders has been well-known for at least 40 years.

Told for First Time to National TV Audience, Story Includes Interviews with Virginia Madden (John’s wife) and Mike Madden (John’s son), and Tina Stingley (Darryl’s wife ... Stingley suffered a ...

when quarterback Steve Grogan threw a pass over the middle intended for wide receiver Darryl Stingley. As the ball flew over Stingley’s hands, safety Jack Tatum hit him from behind with a blow ...

from the spinal cord injury of Ryan Shazier in 2017 to the paralyzing hit of receiver Darryl Stingley in 1978. Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier suffered a career-ending spinal cord ...

The first thought that popped into my head as I watched Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin lying motionless on the field Monday Night was a conversation with the late Darryl Stingley two decades ago.

Darryl Stingley was the unfortunate ... it was a legal tackle at the time. It would have been a major penalty in the modern game. Stingley was left paralyzed on the field and was forced to live ...

Darryl Stingley spent all five seasons ... paralyzed on the field while attempting to make a tackle against an opposing rushing play. The paralysis was so serious that he was unable to breathe ...