Bucs wide receiver Russell Gage is carried off the field in Tampa Bay after an uncomfortable blow to the neck
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BREAKING NEWS: Bucs’ Russell Gage collapses on the field, twisting and twitching after being hit in the neck and medics are forced to stretcher him out
- Buccaneers wide receiver Russell Gage was carried off the field on a stretcher.
- The incident took place during the fourth quarter of Monday’s playoff game.
- He was trying to catch a pass when he collided with Dallas’ Donovan Wilson.
- Wilson appeared to hit the back of Gage’s helmet, impacting the receiver’s neck.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Russell Gage was carried off the field on a stretcher in Monday’s playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys after an awkward hit left him shaking and unable to stand.
The incident took place late in the fourth quarter on a crossover route over the middle of the field. Gauge stumbled as he tried to catch Tom Brady’s pass with Cowboys safety Donovan Wilson coming up to tackle him. It was then that Wilson collided with the back of Gage’s helmet, causing his neck to snap back in the opposite direction.
Gage tried to get up, but his body fell back onto the grass, prompting immediate concern among Bucs and Cowboys players.
In a scene eerily reminiscent of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s on-field cardiac arrest in Cincinnati on Jan. 2, both teams stood silently on the field with several players kneeling in prayer as Gage was examined by staff. doctor.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Russell Gage (17) is hit by Dallas Cowboys safety Donovan Wilson (6) during the second half of an NFL Wild Card Round game.
Russell Gage #17 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is carried off the field after suffering an injury against the Dallas Cowboys during the fourth quarter in the NFC Wild Card playoff game at Raymond James Stadium on January 16.
The injury comes as the NFL continues to deal with the fallout from Hamlin’s condition, which has been improving since he collapsed on the field at Paycor Stadium three weeks earlier.