One week after suffering spinal fractures following an ugly incident during a high school football game, Colton Mims received a hero’s welcome from his teammates, friends and family.

The 15-year-old student from Lakeshore high school in Michigan attended the Lancers’ game against St. Joseph’s High School on Friday night at Dickinson Stadium in a wheelchair.

Mims wore his No. 68 team jersey and was guided by a teammate as he approached the field and was later spotted on the sidelines during the away game for his team.

“The first time taking the field since!!!!” Courtney Mims, Colton’s mother, wrote on Facebook . “That’s my BIG BABY!”

Parents from St. Joseph’s also organized a prayer circle around the injured teen outside the sports complex.

“He’s an angel. His teammates are THE BEST

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