The team’s public relations official said on Channel X that the athlete suffered a neck injury.
Buffalo Bills running back Damien Harris was taken off the football field by ambulance during Sunday night’s game with the New York Giants.
Harris was tackled after receiving the ball from quarterback Josh Allen and remained on the ground after the play.
Bills staff ran onto the field with Harris strapped into what appeared to be a stretcher.
Harris’s teammate, Damar Hamlin, who went into cardiac arrest earlier this year on the field, watched from the sidelines, looking distraught.
Harris was seen giving a thumbs up as he was taken into the ambulance and taken off the field.
According to a post on the Team X account (formerly Twitter), which was Retweeted by the team pageHarris is out of the game with a neck injury.
“Injury update: Damien Harris (neck) is out for the game. He has movement in his arms and legs. Harris is taken to hospital for further testing,” the post read.
The incident occurred shortly before the end of the second quarter when the Giants were leading 6-0.
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