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Lions' Zack Follett Says 'Scary' Injury Won't Change Him


It was the scariest moment Zack Follett said he's ever faced on a football field:A feeling of complete helplessness, unable to feel his arms or legs after a helmet-to-helmet collision.

"It's something in the far back, back part of your mind that's one of your greatest fears, seeing yourself down on that field," Follett

The feeling is every athlete's worst nightmare, and one Follett won't soon forget.

Follett's frightening injury took place last Sunday while he was covering a fourth-quarter kickoff against the Giants.

Follett was blindsided by Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul, and immediately fell to the ground with a burning sensation in his neck.

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