Published: Sat, February 6, 2016 @ 12:00 a.m. Panthers safety Coleman, former teammate Gentry forge friendship from freak injury In April of 2006, an intrasquad scrimmage at Ohio State forever changed the lives of Coleman and Buckeyes wide receiver Tyson Gentry Associated Press San Jose, Calif. There was a time when Carolina Panthers safety Kurt Coleman wasn’t sure if he should — or even could — play football again. In April 2006, one freak accident in an intrasquad scrimmage at Ohio State forever changed the lives of Coleman and Buckeyes teammate Tyson Gentry. Coleman, a freshman defensive back looking to make an impression on the Ohio State coaching staff, charged up from his position to put a hard, but legal hit on Gentry while running a dig route. He jarred the ball loose and the defense picked it up and scored. Coleman celebrated what he thought was a terrific play. That is until a few seconds later when he noticed something horrible had happened. Gentry not getting up. “It was like my body disappeared from me,” Gentry said. “Horrifying,” Coleman said. …
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