NFL 2010 Off-season Discussion Thread (1 Viewer)

[RobertR]

Actually, I did do research. From the Wikipedia article on Tatum:

 

 

The impact badly damaged Stingley's spinal cord and left him paralyzed from the chest down for the rest of his life. According to Stingley in his 1983 autobiography, "Happy To Be Alive," Tatum never made any effort to apologize or to see him after the incident. [1]. Tatum has said he attempted to visit Stingley in the hospital, but was rebuffed by Stingley's family.[18] The two did not speak from that day until Stingley's death on April 5, 2007, although Stingley admitted he had forgiven Tatum saying "It's hard to articulate," he said. "It was a test of my faith. The entire story. In who, and how much, do you believe, Darryl? In my heart and mind, I forgave Jack Tatum a long time ago." [19] Tatum never apologized for the hit, saying that the coaches knew it was a risky play and had called it too many times in the game already; that eventually someone was going to get hurt and it just happened to be Stingley when Tatum was playing.[20] "It could have happened to anybody," said Tatum. "People are always saying, 'He didn't apologize.' I don't think I did anything wrong that I need to apologize for. It was a clean hit."  

 

So you're saying these quotes and citations are wrong.