Eric LeGrand: Rutgers pulled offer

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May 6, 2014, 11:09 AM ET
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— -- NEW YORK -- Rutgers University asked Eric LeGrand to be its commencement speaker, then suddenly pulled the offer off the table.

That's the word from LeGrand, the former Scarlet Knights defensive tackle who was paralyzed during a game in 2010. He tweeted the news late Monday night:

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Rutgers offered me the commencement speech this weekend and I was going to accept but they decided to go other ways for political reasons

- Eric LeGrand (@EricLeGrand52) May 6, 2014

Rutgers offered me the commencement speech this weekend and I was going to accept but they decided to go other ways for political reasons