The Aftermath.

The year-long suspension of Adam “Pacman” Jones from the NFL has been so consuming in terms of what it means as policy and along with Roger Goodell’s attempts to “clean up” the NFL after a year of off-field attention the League would rather not have to deal with. What’s almost been forgotten in the entire morass after the shooting in Vegas at the strip club Pacman was at is that someone was paralyzed.

Tommy Urbanski was a security guard at the strip club, and now can’t move anything below his navel. Naturally, he’s not particularly pleased with the whole thing, but at least he’s trying to put the best face he can on the whole matter.

Now, Urbanski spends his time navigating his chair down the hallways of Craig Hospital, a Denver facility that specializes in spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries. The 6-foot-6, 390-pound former professional wrestler attends three to four physical therapy classes a day, learning how to get in and out of his chair, dress himself and put toothpaste on his toothbrush. All are still struggles as he regains strength in his arms.

Some days, the 44-year-old just can’t get out of bed — the pain is too intense. Even so, he’s grateful.

“There are people worse off than me,” Urbanski said.

Reading about the surgeries and complications Urbanski has to deal with on a daily basis are both enlightening and nauseating at the same time, and neither he nor his family are particularly swayed when Jones referred to the suspension as the worst moment of his life.

“That’s the worst moment in his life?” Urbanski asked. “Try being put in a wheelchair for the rest of your life. This changes everything.”

Man Paralyzed In Shooting Lashes Out At Pacman [AP via Sports Illustrated]