In the third minute of play of the match on Sunday over the Pittsburgh Steelers, offensive lineman Xavier Newman of the New York Jets suffered a neck injury that required him to be stretchered off the field.
Newman will not be playing for the rest of the game, the Jets stated.
Newman is being taken to a hospital and is able to move his limbs, according to Melyssa Stark of NBC Sports.
After running into Steelers linebacker Patrick Queen on an interception return by rookie cornerback Beanie Bishop Jr., Newman sustained injuries.
After stabilizing himself, Newman was carried into a cart and taken off the field by placing him on a backboard.
After starting right guard Alijah Vera-Tucker left the game before to halftime due to an ankle injury, the Jets started Newman in the starting lineup. It was his eighteenth NFL appearance overall.
In 2022, Newman signed a free agency contract with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted rookie. Before being recruited to the practice squad in New York in 2023, he was a member of the squad throughout that year.
The Jets were left with Jake Hanson, their third-string right guard, when Newman left.
Update on Xavier Newman's injury
After suffering a head injury in the third quarter of the "Sunday Night Football" game, Newman was forced to leave. For many minutes, the guard remained still on the ground as medical staff attended to him and his colleagues gathered around them.
Who is the backup for Xavier Newman on the Jets' depth chart?
In Sunday's game, Newman was playing guard in place of Alijah Vera-Tucker, who was injured. He is listed by New York as left guard Joe Simpson and center Joe Tippmann's backup.
In light of Newman's injury, Jake Hanson has joined the Jets at right guard. In the event that another injury occurs, the Jets don't seem to have any other healthy inside offensive lineman. Olu Fashanu, a rookie tackle, is the final available lineman in good health.
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In the third minute of play of the match on Sunday over the Pittsburgh Steelers, offensive lineman Xavier Newman of the New York Jets suffered a neck injury that required him to be stretchered off the field.
Newman will not be playing for the rest of the game, the Jets stated.
Newman is being taken to a hospital and is able to move his limbs, according to Melyssa Stark of NBC Sports.
After running into Steelers linebacker Patrick Queen on an interception return by rookie cornerback Beanie Bishop Jr., Newman sustained injuries.
After stabilizing himself, Newman was carried into a cart and taken off the field by placing him on a backboard.
After starting right guard Alijah Vera-Tucker left the game before to halftime due to an ankle injury, the Jets started Newman in the starting lineup. It was his eighteenth NFL appearance overall.
In 2022, Newman signed a free agency contract with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted rookie. Before being recruited to the practice squad in New York in 2023, he was a member of the squad throughout that year.
The Jets were left with Jake Hanson, their third-string right guard, when Newman left.
Update on Xavier Newman's injury
After suffering a head injury in the third quarter of the "Sunday Night Football" game, Newman was forced to leave. For many minutes, the guard remained still on the ground as medical staff attended to him and his colleagues gathered around them.
Who is the backup for Xavier Newman on the Jets' depth chart?
In Sunday's game, Newman was playing guard in place of Alijah Vera-Tucker, who was injured. He is listed by New York as left guard Joe Simpson and center Joe Tippmann's backup.
In light of Newman's injury, Jake Hanson has joined the Jets at right guard. In the event that another injury occurs, the Jets don't seem to have any other healthy inside offensive lineman. Olu Fashanu, a rookie tackle, is the final available lineman in good health.