Following a very long recovery after his Sept. 26 injury when the Southern Jaguars faced the Georgia Bulldogs, Devon Gales is finally head back to Louisiana.
Gales has spent the last five months recovering from the spinal injury he suffered during the game. Thursday morning he attended a press conference as he prepared to make the journey back home.
He received some very special news.
You can watch excerpts from the press conference in the video above, which was shot by the Macon Telegraph, but these pictures tell the story pretty well.
We're happy that @IAmDevonGales was able to stop by on his way back home! #UGAFamily pic.twitter.com/zv2PgdhEYJ
— Georgia Bulldogs (@UGAAthletics) February 25, 2016
.@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
"Don't ever let someone tell you what you can't do." - @davidpollack47 to @IAmDevonGales pic.twitter.com/reeWyYpm3x
— Georgia Bulldogs (@UGAAthletics) February 25, 2016
.@IAmDevonGales says the first thing he wants to do when he gets home is see his @SouthernUsports teammates. pic.twitter.com/HPD92xU2Hm
— Georgia Bulldogs (@UGAAthletics) February 25, 2016
Some folks may have forgotten Bryant Gantt from his playing days but Devon Gales will never forget him. pic.twitter.com/KefO7QOD4d
— Radi Nabulsi (@RadiNabulsi) February 25, 2016
Athens mayor makes #DevonGales honorary citizen of Clarke Co. WATCH LIVE: https://t.co/cNK5QGWSWv @universityofga pic.twitter.com/UEhqeLYyQi
— FOX 5 Atlanta (@FOX5Atlanta) February 25, 2016
Best of luck to Gales and his family.