Now the coach is symbolically helping him realize his dream of making it to the NFL .
( Updated at 1 : 14 p.m. ET ) Eric LeGrand 's football coach at Rutgers helped him emotionally in the months after his on - field paralysis .
Now the coach is symbolically helping Eric LeGrand realize Eric LeGrand 's dream of making it to the NFL .
( Updated at 1 : 14 p.m. ET ) Eric LeGrand 's football coach at Rutgers helped him emotionally in the months after his on - field paralysis .