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Former Rutgers University football player Eric LeGrand,
whose recovery from a paralyzing injury suffered during a
game has become a unifying and inspirational story for
the school, was announced Tuesday as one of its
commencement speakers, a day after he said the offer to
do so was rescinded "for political reasons.
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announcement from Rutgers President Robert Barchi, who
said there was a "miscommunication" about the speeches,
is the latest development in a strange saga surrounding
the May 18 ceremony. The New Jersey university initially
announced that former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
would give the keynote address, and school officials
maintained that she would not be "disinvited" as some
students and faculty protested her selection, including
holding a sit-in last week. They objected largely because
of her role in deciding the U.S. would go to war in Iraq.
But on Saturday, Rice withdrew from the speech. On
Monday, former New Jersey Gov. Tom Kean, who was one of
the chairmen of the Sept. 11 Commission, was named as the
new keynote speaker. Hours after that announcement,
LeGrand tweeted that he had been offered the chance to
give the speech, but that the university rescinded the
offer "for political reasons." Rutgers spokesman Greg
Trevor said when university officials spoke with LeGrand,
they may have given the impression that he was to be the
keynote speaker, when that was not the plan. LeGrand will
speak before Kean at the ceremony. LeGrand did not return
a message from The Associated Press seeking further
details. He told NJ.com that athletic director Julie
Hermann told him on Monday that Rutgers had decided to go
with another speaker. Trevor said he would look into that
assertion. "I just want an explanation," LeGrand told the
website. "I wish somebody would have given me a call
tonight and explained to me why. Then I can understand,
but dont just leave me hanging." In his statement Tuesday
afternoon, Barchi said LeGrand had been invited as one of
multiple speakers. "It was never our intention that Eric
would be the only speaker. We have resolved that
miscommunication and are delighted to have him
participate," Barchi said. "Eric holds a special place in
the hearts of the class of 2014 and the entire university
community. We are thrilled that he will be joining us on
stage to make this special occasion ever more memorable."
LeGrand also will receive a degree at the ceremony. He
was paralyzed from the neck down while making a tackle on
a kickoff during a 2010 game against Army. He now is able
to breathe on his own and stand upright with the help of
a metal frame. LeGrand is known mostly for his hopeful
outlook. He has appeared on the cover of Sports
Illustrated, helped with Rutgers football broadcasts,
become a motivational speaker and signed a symbolic
contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers when they were
coached by his former Rutgers coach Greg Schiano. Last
fall, LeGrand became the first football player to have
his number retired by the university. LeGrand told the
Home News Tribune of East Brunswick that he was mapping
out what he would say in a speech. "I was just going to
give inspirational words about how they should attack
life," he said. "All the things Ive learned so far."
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will play fellow World Cup finalist Cameroon in one of
its final warm-ups for the tournament in Brazil. The
match is scheduled for June 1 in Moenchengladbach.
Germany also plays Poland on May 13 and is looking for an
opponent for a June 6 match, one day before departing for
Brazil. German Football Federation general secretary
Helmut Sandrock says the coaaching staff wanted Germany
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