Eric LeGrand

Quick Facts

Full Name	Eric LeGrand
Occupation	Football Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 4, 1990(1990-09-04)
Age	34
Birthplace	Avenel
Country	United States
Birth City	New Jersey
Horoscope	Virgo

Eric LeGrand Biography

Eric LeGrand is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on September 4, 1990 in Avenel, New Jersey, United States. Former defensive player for Rutgers who’s career was cut short with a spinal cord injury in the year 2010. He injured his C3 as well as C4 vertebrae when he made an tackle. He was paralyzed from neck down. He’s now a motivational speaker and an sports radio talk show host.

The coach during his time at Rutgers was His coach at Rutgers was Greg Schiano. After Schiano joined the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2012, he signed LeGrand to an honorary free agent contract.. Following Schiano was signed by the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2012 Schiano agreed to sign LeGrand as an honorary free agent deal.

In 2008, as a true freshman, LeGrand made his collegiate debut against the North Carolina Tar Heels on September 11. He saw action on special teams. By 2009, coach Greg Schiano decided to channel LeGrand’s strength and speed at a new position, defensive lineman. LeGrand earned himself the backup defensive tackle position to Charlie Noonan, but he managed to appear in all thirteen games that season, racking up 33 tackles. Schiano saw him as a multipurpose player, and LeGrand proved himself to be with 13 tackles on kickoff coverage in his sophomore season. LeGrand recorded a tackle for loss in seven games, and played eleven games where he had multiple sacks. He went on to tie his career-high four tackles against the Maryland Terrapins. LeGrand added three solo tackles, including a tackle-for-loss against West Virginia on December 5 and at Syracuse on November 21. Eric posted three tackles versus South Florida on November 12 and matched his career high four tackles and had 1​⁄2 tackles for loss along with a fumble recovery against Pittsburgh on October 16 and three tackles and an assisted tackle for loss against Howard on September 12.

LeGrand wanted to breathe at his own pace, and asked doctors to take him off of his ventilator on Thanksgiving of 2010. He stated; “it’s not even whether you keep breathing, it’s whether you keep breathing how you want to breathe.” A month later LeGrand had lasted an hour and a half off of his ventilator. LeGrand proceeded to practice breathing without the use of medical equipment, and was independently breathing by January 2011. Coach Greg Schiano would visit LeGrand frequently, and is said to have truly embraced the entire family as his own, and would repeatedly relieve Eric’s mother from taking care of him without hesitation.

He’s cared for by the mother of his child, Karen. He has one sister who is named Nicole.

Eric LeGrand Net Worth

Eric LeGrand is one of the richest Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Eric LeGrand 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

A standout at the high school level, He was a part of his first Rutgers University football team in the year 2008. He started to make contributions as a freshman, and had already proven to be a major contribution when he was asked to take the starting position as an undergraduate.

When he suffered his accident at the time, he was told that the odds were that he’d never be breathing by himself for the rest of his life. However, by the time of 2011 the patient was breathing without the use of a ventilator. He’s restored some movement to his shoulders and feeling across his entire body. He was awarded the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance in 2012.

Eric J. LeGrand (born September 4, 1990) is a former American football defensive tackle who played college football at Rutgers. He became paralyzed while making a tackle in an October 2010 game, but has since regained movement in his shoulders and sensation throughout his body. As of 2020, LeGrand has been making constant recovery in the Kessler Institute of Rehabilitation. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed him to a symbolic contract as an undrafted free agent in May 2012. In 2017, LeGrand was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as the third recipient of the Warrior Award.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Eric LeGrand Dating?

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On October 29, Eric LeGrand returned with his teammates, for a Rutgers home game against West Virginia during a snow storm. LeGrand’s return to High Point Solutions Stadium was said to be the most indelible moment of the year and was the awarded Sports Illustrated’s Fans Choice Best Moment of 2011.

Facts & Trivia

Eric Ranked on the list of most popular Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Eric LeGrand celebrates birthday on September 4 of every year.

In August 2012, LeGrand was named the most influential person in New Jersey sports by the Star Ledger.

Is Eric LeGrand still paralyzed?

No. 52
Undrafted:| 2012
Career highlights and awards

How did Eric LeGrand get hurt?

Eric LeGrand, the former Rutgers defensive tackle who was paralyzed from the neck down after making a tackle during a game against Army in 2010, returned home after after being in the hospital for 16 days with pneumonia associated to his spinal cord injury.

What happened to LeGrand?

Eric LeGrand, a former Rutgers University defensive tackle, was left paralyzed from the neck down after colliding with an Army football player during a game in October 2010.

How old is Eric LeGrand?

32 years (September 4, 1990)

Has any NFL player been paralyzed?

When Buffalo Bills’ football player Kevin Everett arrived at TIRR Memorial Hermann in September 2007, after suffering spinal cord injury on the field, he was paralyzed from the neck down.