The Seattle Seahawks held a mock game at CenturyLink Field on Saturday to replicate the missed preseason and adjust to the stadium without fans. However, the scrimmage was cut short when defensive end Branden Jackson collided with tackle Cedric Ogbuehi and suffered a head injury, rendering him unconscious on the field.
The team’s medical staff attended to Jackson on site but he was ultimately taken away in an ambulance to the hospital.
“I didn’t catch the replay but he hit heads I think with Cedric and it might have caught him in the chin with his helmet, and it was like a knockout punch is what it was,” coach Pete Carroll told reporters. “So we took all the precautions and took care of him. He had movement and all that kind of stuff, but we still needed to do the right thing and totally take care of him until we know more.”
Today's mock game ended a bit early due to an injury to DE Branden Jackson.
We wish Branden a speedy recovery. đź’™ pic.twitter.com/6K0CmdSKgj
— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) August 22, 2020
Carroll ended the practice immediately following Jackson’s injury.
“I didn’t think it was right to try to get everybody cranked back up again and go back out,” Carroll continued. “We didn’t need to do that but we had gotten enough done. We’ll take the plays that we got and what we learned from it. We accomplished the things we needed to accomplish coming to the stadium.”
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