Kansas State 2000 Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 (edited) Former NFL cornerback Everson Walls is giving an old friend and teammate a gift for life. The Washington Post reported that Walls has agreed to donate a kidney to former Dallas Cowboys teammate Ron Springs and that surgery is imminent. Springs' son Shawn Springs, a cornerback with the Washington Redskins, told the newspaper that surgery could take place "any day now." According to the newspaper, Ron Springs, 50, has diabetes and has been undergoing dialysis to get ready for surgery. Shawn Springs offered to end his career and donate a kidney, but his father would not allow any of his children to be tested, the newspaper reported. "Everson Walls is my dad's best friend and somebody who taught me a lot about being a cornerback in the NFL," the younger Springs told the Post. Walls and Springs were Cowboys teammates between 1981 and 1984. Edited March 1, 2007 by Kansas State 2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolly Rodgers Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 (edited) Good to see a positive story coming out about NFL players instead of all the negative ones... Edited March 1, 2007 by Jolly Rodgers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMD Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 I met Everson Walls last summer at a FF Training Camp here in Dallas and he looked like he could go play this year. Seemed like a really nice guy as was Tony "Thrill" Hill. Incredible gesture by Walls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trrhyne Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 ESPN did a story about this and it was awesome. It was a true feel good story and I hate the Cowboys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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