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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A college football player who suffered a severe injury during a game took part in the NFL Draft in Nashville.
Christion Abercrombie announced the fifth round pick for the Tennessee Titans, who selected Georgia linebacker D'Andre Walker.
Abercrombie and Walker grew up playing youth football together before they went to rival high schools in Atlanta.
The inspirational Christion Abercrombie (@SafeMode6_) makes our 5th round pick - Georgia OLB D'Andre Walker.
— Tennessee Titans (@Titans) April 27, 2019
Abercrombie grew up + played youth football with @DAndreWalker15.
📺: #NFLDraft | April 25-27 | @ABCNetwork, @espn, @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/6Kk33H6pxO
The Tennessee State player, who is an Atlanta native, collapsed during a game against Vanderbilt last September.
Channel 2 Action News has been following Christion Abercrombie's story since the very beginning. After the injury, Abercrombie underwent major surgeries and did his rehab at the Shepherd Center.
Abercrombie spoke with Channel 2's Audrey Washington in March about his recovery.
“I had problems with memory in the beginning, but now it’s coming back to me," Abercrombie told Washington.
The Abercrombie family started a GoFundMe account to cover Christion’s rehab. You can learn more here.
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