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<\/div>\n<\/figure>\nThe young star was rushed to the hospital, and that is where he underwent two emergency surgeries. The 14-year-old is now partially paralyzed after suffering three fractures to his neck, a concussion, and an incomplete spinal cord injury.<\/p>\n
However, he\u2019s able to walk and is expected to be discharged from the hospital before undergoing rehab. Speaking to a radio station, he mentioned how he remembered getting off the block and getting a massive hit. This kind of blacked him out a little bit, he continued, but then he worked up, he shared.<\/p>\n His family has set up a GoFundMe to raise more money for their son.\u00a0His father posted a message which read: \u2018Through it all, Ju\u2019Luis continued to show remarkable strength and courage.<\/p>\n He approaches each day with the same determination he once brought to football on and off the field, fighting to regain as much independence and mobility as possible!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A student athlete has been left paralyzed after suffering a horrifying injury in his first game ever. Ju\u2019Lius Byers was seriously injured in his first high school match for Liberty High School in Missouri. The freshman suffered a serious spinal injury in a game earlier this month, as per reports from WDAF-TV. The young star…<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/static.smalljoys.me\/2025\/09\/10254171_HB-OFF-PLATFORM-BYERS_1758186392.jpg\")
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