MNF: the Shazier injury...

Looks like he's paralyzed.  Hope not, but stingers usually don't look like that.

Now a Cinci player?

Edit:He walked off field. NVM

Apparently that's how he tackles going in crown first like that. Ugh, gotta teach better tackling form especially to younger players. 

Praying for him. 

That was very scary to watch live. Kids need to watch that film as a “how NOT to tackle” guide, and show them how dangerous spearing people can be.

did not look good. The initial report from the sideline was both vague and ominous.

Dr. Chao did not have a good diagnosis. I turned the game off. I felt sick after seeing that. And now I just read Mixon got a nasty hit to his head also. Being looked at for concussion. EDIT- here’s a link for Dr. Chao’s summary. He’s 95% accurate at diagnosing an injury when looking at a video of what happened. https://t.co/gMAGdJ2fkX

I couldn't see what caused it at first. It didn't look bad until the last replay that showed his head and neck compress. 

What's most concerning is how he grabbed his lower back like all that force travelled down his spine until it found a weak enough point to escape.

Until the NFL starts to get serious about regulating steroids, they are only pretending to care about concussions

You could see him moving his right arm to verify motion then rolled his left arm from under his back and wiggle that around to verify mobility but his legs still weren't moving and he dropped his head in anguish motioning for help. Cam Hayward won't stop crying. Pray for this man ... it does not look good

and unfortunately it caught up with him. I couldn't keep watching after that, just a nauseated feeling in the pit of my stomach, ugh.

Brain damage, spinal cord damage...my 19 month old son will certainly not be playing football.

Double post

Rewatched that on slow mo and my trauma nurse brain is thinking the worse. 1.) Immediate loss of muscle tone below waist 2.) Could see him look down at his legs like he wanted to stand but couldn't. 3.) Probable burst fracture of lumbar vertebrae w/ spinal cord involvement And I've got years of experience with trauma. It's not a good prognosis.

Hoping for the best

I can't imagine how his teammates can even focus enough to keep playing. The game seems so unimportant. Horrifying. 

My cousin fell backwards and sustained a serious neck injury(20 years ago). He was by himself and later told us he was rubbing his neck while on the ground but felt really tired so he thought he'd sleep.  He woke up screaming for neighbors cuz he could not move. He was paralyzed from the neck down.   

He was moved to University of Michigan.  They were so good to him. So many surgeries.  I was always a Michigan football fan, but I became a University of Michigan fan through it all. Tremendous people working in that area. 

Tragically he had another accident and has passed away.  The way he handled his injury was inspirational to me.  Life changing.  

 

and the home crowd is a morgue.  You understand why though.  Ugh.

It was such a tame looking play, I really didn't think anything was wrong for a while. Total freak injury.

I'm glad they have medical staff who know what they're doing and got him properly transported to the hospital. Next few hours are crucial, but that gives the nerves a chance once swelling is down. Kind of crazy how nerves poke out between the vertebrae, given they're all one cell and don't heal like bones can. Really hoping it's not as serious as it looks. I also hope there are people watching in West Lafayette and realizing that all players deserve that level of care. I'm still pissed off about how Speight was treated.

did the Steelers not watch their own teammate get carted off the field???  What the hell!

This game is some of the worst NFL product I've ever seen.  Terrible game, in many many ways.

Prayers for him and his family. You just can't hit with the crown of your head... If you can't see what you're hitting your doing it wrong. That split second decision is potentially going to change his life. It's just something you can allow to be a habit.