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Borner vows to walk and support his team

By Jeff Miller
Special to ESPNRISE.com

Friday, August 7, 2009

DESOTO, Texas -- The DeSoto (Texas) Eagles report for two-a-days on Monday. Corey Borner plans to be there with his teammates in his new role on the team. Borner, 16, was a junior varsity cornerback before a freak accident during a scrimmage in May left him paralyzed from the neck down and confined to a wheelchair. He has since regained movement in part of his upper body, including his arms, and will be part of the team's press box personnel during games and an all-around helper at as many prac ...

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