![Former Detroit Lions offensive guard Mike Utley answers a reporter's question February 15 before taking his first public steps since suffering a broken neck and paralysis from the chest down during a Former Detroit Lions offensive guard Mike Utley answers a reporter's question February 15 before taking his first public steps since suffering a broken neck and paralysis from the chest down during a](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D596YP/former-detroit-lions-offensive-guard-mike-utley-answers-a-reporters-question-february-15-before-taking-his-first-public-steps-since-suffering-a-broken-neck-and-paralysis-from-the-chest-down-during-a-1991-football-game-at-the-pontiac-silverdome-with-help-from-former-nfl-players-rob-fredrickson-and-bill-lewis-and-his-girlfriend-dani-andersen-utley-walked-the-length-of-a-twelve-foot-parque-floor-jtjpkm-2D596YP.jpg)
Former Detroit Lions offensive guard Mike Utley answers a reporter's question February 15 before taking his first public steps since suffering a broken neck and paralysis from the chest down during a
![Former Detroit Lions offensive guard Mike Utley throws the ceremonial first pitch prior to the start of the Diamondbacks game versus the Colorado Rockies May 16. Utley, who broke his neck during a game at the Pontiac Silverdome in 1991 and was ... Former Detroit Lions offensive guard Mike Utley throws the ceremonial first pitch prior to the start of the Diamondbacks game versus the Colorado Rockies May 16. Utley, who broke his neck during a game at the Pontiac Silverdome in 1991 and was ...](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/f933970732c14f98ab52ba73e34f9f2a/2d598ah.jpg)
Former Detroit Lions offensive guard Mike Utley throws the ceremonial first pitch prior to the start of the Diamondbacks game versus the Colorado Rockies May 16. Utley, who broke his neck during a game at the Pontiac Silverdome in 1991 and was ...
![Mike Utley on career-ending injury 30 years later: 'I have no regrets. I would do it all over again' Mike Utley on career-ending injury 30 years later: 'I have no regrets. I would do it all over again'](https://d1vhqlrjc8h82r.cloudfront.net/11-15-2021/t_4349659077bf4fc9b3b378654c731fef_name_image.jpg)
Mike Utley on career-ending injury 30 years later: 'I have no regrets. I would do it all over again'
![Former Detroit Lions player Mike Utley, paralyzed in 1991, brings messages of perseverance and healthy living to Kalamazoo - mlive.com Former Detroit Lions player Mike Utley, paralyzed in 1991, brings messages of perseverance and healthy living to Kalamazoo - mlive.com](https://advancelocal-adapter-image-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/image.mlive.com/home/mlive-media/width2048/img/kzgazette_impact/photo/final-02jpg-11abe9177eaee546.jpg)