Jets will honor Dennis Byrd's memory with pregame tribute

playIn the wake of former Jets DE Dennis Byrd's death in a car crash Saturday, Mike & Mike look back on his triumphant recovery that culminated in him walking onto a football field in 1993 after suffering a neck injury a year earlier. (1:53)FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Before Sunday's game at MetLife Stadium, the New York Jets will honor the late Dennis Byrd with what promises to be an emotional pregame ceremony.

It will start with a video tribute to Byrd, showing his story from a promising young player to his inspirational comeback from a broken neck that temporarily paralyzed him and ended his career in 1992.

Byrd's widow, Angela, and her children will serve as honorary captains and will accompany…