Eric Legrand

Two former student-athletes at Rutgers, Geo Baker and Eric LeGrand, have launched Knight Society. It’s a new NIL venture to support Rutgers. The goal is to connect the Rutgers community through Knight Society. “The more time I spend at Rutgers, the more I have noticed a disconnect between current...

WOODBRIDGE, N.J. -- Former Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand is opening a new coffee shop in his hometown.The LeGrand Coffee House in Woodbridge, New Jersey, opened Saturday.LeGrand was paralyzed after suffering a spinal injury during a Rutgers football game in 2010. He continued his education and graduated in 2014.LeGrand has since become a successful motivational speaker and, now, a business owner.Gov. Phil Murphy stopped by for opening day.The coffee house was designed to accommodate people in wheelchairs, just like LeGrand.Click here to see the coffee house's online store. 

NOVI, Mich. — A collision of two popular worlds, football and comic book movies, found a unique bond to carry on the legacy of the late Christopher Reeve at Motor City Comic Con. Eric LeGrand, a former Rutgers football player who suffered a spinal injury in 2010, works with...

Eric LeGrand is known for grinding. Since the former Rutgers football player was paralyzed from the neck down during a game against Army at Metlife in 2010, he’s become synonymous with his hard work, perseverance and stubborn optimism against all odds. But the inspiring New Jersey native is adding a more literal meaning to the word grind — with coffee beans. On Saturday, the 31-year-old is opening his namesake coffee house in Woodbridge, NJ, with a “LeGrand opening” that’s been nearly two years in the making. “Coffee is something that you can bring people together with. Eighty five percent of the world drinks it,”...

In one of the more heartwarming stories of the year, former Rutgers star Eric LeGrand opened his own coffee shop in his hometown of Woodbridge, New Jersey, on Saturday morning. He began building the shop in 2020 and on Saturday, he finally opened their doors to the public. The Twitter account for his coffee shop, LeGrand Coffee House, tweeted out a picture of LeGrand in front of his new shop on Saturday morning.

Eric LeGrand is set to debut his first coffee shop. The former Rutgers football player, who suffered a paralyzing spinal cord injury while making an in-game tackle in 2010, opens for business on May 14. A ribbon-cutting ceremony starts at 11 am. The coffee house is set to brew six roasts: Brazil, Costa Rica, Colombia, Guatemala, Sumatra and a new house blend, and offer baked foods and an assortment of other coffee drinks, which LeGrand likes to call “cups of bELieve.”

It's a dream come true for former Rutgers football standout Eric LeGrand. In 2010 he suffered a life-threatening injury on the field, but ever since he's served as inspiration for countless people across the world. Now, he's channeling that motivation into his own business.

Former Rutgers football star and current WCTC radio analyst, Eric LeGrand, announced to his social media followers today that he recently had a serious health scare that had him hospitalized and on a ventilator. ”Some know, most don’t but 16 days ago I came to the hospital thinking I may...

Just over a decade removed from Eric LeGrand’s spinal injury, the former Rutgers football player overcame another health scare. On Wednesday, LeGrand publicly thanked the folks at Hackensack Meridian Health in New Jersey for saving his life after a battle with pneumonia. “Some know, must don’t but 16 days...

He had visited the emergency room once on Feb. 14 with pain in his right side, convinced he had appendicitis, and returned two days later when the symptoms worsened. During that second trip, soon after doctors moved him to a bed, he started to panic. “I can’t breathe,” he told...

Eric LeGrand, the former Rutgers defensive tackle who was paralyzed from the neck down after making a tackle during a game against Army in 2010, returned home after after being in the hospital for 16 days with pneumonia associated to his spinal cord injury. LeGrand went to a Hackensack Medical...

Eric LeGrand is synonymous with Rutgers football. The Avenel native and Colonia High School graduate played for the Scarlet Knights and head coach Greg Schiano. He knows the ins and outs of the program, both on the field and off. And for the last decade, LeGrand has been an inspiration...

On the weekend Eric LeGrand went into Rutgers Athletics' Hall of Fame, let's appreciate the power of his message.

Among the Homecoming festivities at Rutgers this weekend, the Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame 2020 class was inducted on Friday night, a year later than was originally planned. The class was headlined by Scarlet Knights football standout Eric LeGrand. LeGrand is the only Rutgers football player to have his number...