Sports Tennessee courage award recipient Jefferey Cox ‘a normal kid’ despite paralysis from football tackle June 1, 2019June 1, 2019Tom Kreager, Nashville TennesseanComments Off on Tennessee courage award recipient Jefferey Cox ‘a normal kid’ despite paralysis from football tackle One wrong hit in a scrimmage changed Jefferey Cox's life, paralyzing him from the neck down. He refuses to let the injury change his outlook on life.