2 Philadelphia Eagles Players Carted Off Field for Neck Injuries

The Philadelphia Eagles had a very tough night time on Thursday, August 17, when two gamers had been taken off the sector on stretchers.

During the crew’s preseason matchup in opposition to the Cleveland Browns, huge receiver Tyrie Cleveland and defensive sort out Moro Ojomo each sustained neck accidents and had been carted away by medical workers.

Cleveland, 25, was damage through the third quarter when he landed on his head whereas catching a go. He stayed mendacity on the turf for a number of minutes earlier than he was strapped to a stretcher and faraway from the sector.

In the fourth quarter, Ojomo, 22, was by chance hit by a teammate throughout a sort out try on Browns quarterback Kellen Mond. Like Cleveland, he laid on the sector for a number of minutes earlier than he was positioned on a stretcher and pushed off the sector.

After the incidents, the Eagles’ official account tweeted that each gamers suffered neck accidents however had “movement in all of his extremities.”

Ojomo joined the Eagles this yr after declaring for the NFL Draft following his school profession on the University of Texas at Austin. Cleveland, for his half, joined the crew final yr after enjoying for the Denver Broncos for two years. He performed school soccer on the University of Florida earlier than declaring for the NFL Draft in 2020.

“Your heart goes out to them first and foremost, and you just think about your teammate,” Eagles quarterback Marcus Mariota instructed ESPN. “We play a game and it’s a blessing to play a game, but when these situations get like that, it is scary.”

Eagles coach Nick Sirianni, in the meantime, stated on Thursday night time that he hadn’t but spoken to medical doctors treating Cleveland and Ojomo. “It sounds like they’re moving around,” he stated. “I don’t know anything else besides that.”

Earlier within the night, cornerback Zech McPhearson tore his Achilles tendon through the second quarter of Thursday’s sport and was dominated out. NBC Sports Philadelphia and ESPN reported on Friday, August 18, that McPhearson, 25, shall be out for the rest of the 2023 season.

Three further gamers had been additionally injured throughout Thursday’s sport, which led to an 18-18 tie. Linebacker Nolan Smith and huge receiver Olamide Zaccheaus each sustained shoulder accidents, whereas offensive lineman Josh Andrews left the sport with an ankle damage within the first half.

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The Eagles made all of it the way in which to Super Bowl LVII final season, however they in the end misplaced the massive sport to the Kansas City Chiefs, led by quarterback Patrick Mahomes.