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Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett, who is walking again after suffering a life-threatening spinal cord injury last season, was placed on the team’s waived/failed physical list Tuesday, freeing him to pursue long-term disability benefits from the NFL.

Now that he has been officially waived, Everett may apply for a long-term disability payment of $224,000 per year over the life span of his injury, according to The Buffalo News, which first reported the roster move. An injured player is not eligible for that benefit while still on a team’s active roster. Everett received his full pay of $435,000 last season, his third in the NFL, qualifying him for a full NFL pension.

Based on his number of years in the league, he is eligible to receive monthly payments of $1,410, the newspaper reported. Everett may also apply for a one-time payment of $75,000 as part of the Player Health Reimbursement Plan, according to the report.

This is the best move Everett and the Bills, he was not gonna play again this season or ever again, I think, so now he can collect his money for the remainder of the injury. And at $224,000 a year, I think that he will take it…espically now that he is walking and almost at full health. I mean given the circumstances of a few months ago I think that he is happy with $224 large!

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