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Jets Rookie Chip Trayanum Taken to Hospital After Suspected Neck Injury

Hospital staff are preparing imaging to assess possible spinal injury after the on-field immobilization.

Overview

  • On the final play before halftime the Jets ran a snap instead of taking a knee, and Trayanum took a handoff from Cade Klubnik before being immediately hit by Trace Ford and staying down.
  • Trainers and team doctors placed Trayanum in a neck brace, strapped him to a backboard, loaded him onto a cart, and removed him from the field as teammates and coaches reacted emotionally.
  • The New York Jets announced that Trayanum was awake, alert and showed movement in all extremities after being transported to a hospital.
  • Trayanum is an undrafted rookie from the University of Toledo who scored a 1-yard touchdown earlier in the half and finished with 38 yards on 12 plays.
  • Medical imaging and hospital evaluation will determine the full diagnosis and prognosis, and the team has not released further medical details as it awaits those test results.