Stock Footage of Black Men Getting out of Wheelchairs?

This linked video shows a blooper during a live telecast.

"Sports with Pat Murphy," a segment of the local West Palm Beach news, was to have a short piece on injured NFL star Kevin Everett's recovery from a spinal injury. Everett, a 25 year-old tight end for the Buffalo Bills who came up through the University of Miami, suffered a cervical spinal injury last month. Despite initial projections (and being unable to breathe without a respirator), Everett is moving both his hands and will likely regain the ability to stand and walk within the next few weeks. His doctors now believe that he will fully recover, though he will probably never play pro-football again. Not that losing his job is a serious concern to a guy who went from peak physical condition to not being able to breathe without the help of a machine between this time last month and today.

Awesome, right? A touching story of a young man facing tragedy (and some serious physical therapy) but with a happy ending. Viewers expected to see stock footage of Everett and maybe a shot or two of him in recovery.

Instead, they got Wendell Hollingsworth. I can't decide if this is hilarious or upsetting.