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Injured Southern player Devon Gales will have new family home built

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Devon Gales won't ever have to worry about how he will access his own home.

The Southern University player, who has been in a wheelchair since he sustained a spinal injury while playing against Georgia, was told Thursday he and his family will have a new home built specifically for his needs.

.@IAmDevonGales and his family receiving the news that Triumph Over Tragedy will be building them a new house. pic.twitter.com/7b8py6XqjM

— Georgia Bulldogs (@UGAAthletics) February 25, 2016

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The organization Triumph Over Tragedy will foot the bill for the new home, which will make sure Gales has full wheelchair access.