The sports world is mourning the loss of Travis Roy, who died on Thursday at the age of 45. Roy, who was left paralyzed by an injury just 11 seconds into his Boston University hockey career, went on to become an inspirational figure as a philanthropist for spinal cord injury treatment.
Patriots coach Bill Belichick began his Friday press conference with a tribute to Roy:
Belichick starts his press conference with condolences to Travis Roy. "He's been such a great inspirational story to all of us. … A sad day for a kid that went through so much and handled it in an incredibly positive way.