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More good news for injured Southern player Devon Gales: Family will receive new home

The Devon Gales story took another positive turn on Thursday.

The Southern University football player, who suffered a severe spinal injury during a kickoff return against Georgia last September, received heartwarming news just one day after he completed a five-month stay at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta.

Gales and his family attended a press conference at UGA on Thursday where they learned that the Triumph Over Tragedy Foundation intends to build them a new home that will accommodate Gales’ needs.

.@IAmDevonGales and his family receiving the news that Triumph Over Tragedy will be building them a new house.