16. Kevin Everett (2007)
Many football fans envy young players who make it through the draft. This is because they instantly become millionaires. However, the reality is that they are signing up to put their bodies through potentially devastating trauma. The consequences for their future health can be terrible. In 2007, Everett suffered one of the scariest injuries in NFL history.

The tight end played against the Denver Broncos when a collision damaged his spinal cord. Not only did it leave him paralyzed but it was also life-threatening because he couldn’t breathe. Miraculously he recovered the use of his body and was able to walk of his own volition. Furthermore, credit to the Bills because they kept him on their roster so that he could get his NFL pension. In the end, this became a feel-good story.