THE injury status of NEW York Jets offensive lineman Xavier Newman has been revealed.
The 25-year-old suffered a scary neck injury and had to leave the field on a stretch during the Jets’ Sunday Night Football loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
New York Jets offensive lineman Xavier Newman got injured during the team’s Sunday Night Football loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 7[/caption]
Jets awkwardly landed on his neck during an interception return and was motionless after the injury[/caption]
Newman got injured on an interception return in the third quarter.
The 6-foot-2, 297-pound guard landed on his back after linebacker Patrick Queen knocked him down to the ground on the return.
Newman was motionless, received medical attention, and was placed on a stretcher as players kneeled around him.
He left the field in an ambulance and was transported to a nearby hospital.
The NBC broadcast reported that Newman had movement in his limbs.
After the game, Jets interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich revealed that Newman’s tests came back negative and he will fly to New York with the team.
