Immediately after the New York Jets finished off their 28-21 upset of the New England Patriots on Sunday afternoon in Foxborough, Mass., wide receiver Braylon Edwards was corralled for a postgame interview and one of the first people he thanked was former Jets defensive end Dennis Byrd. Edwards referred to the speech Byrd delivered the night before the game as a source of inspiration.
Pregame speeches the night before a game are usually reserved for Jets coach Rex Ryan. On this occasion he chose to first show highlights of Byrd's career -- before turning over the stage to Byrd himself -- with the one lowlight holding center stage. That was the play against the Kansas City Chiefs in 1992 when Byrd collided with teammate Scott Mersereau, leaving him temporarily paralyzed with a broken C-5 vertebrae. Byrd persevered and within two weeks was able to make his way to a press conference on crutches.
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