In a game that was otherwise negative, a positive was found for the Jets regarding offensive lineman Xavier Newman.
A scary scene unfolded for Newman. He sustained a neck injury during his team’s 37-15 loss to the Steelers on “Sunday Night Football.”
As is always the case with a head or neck injury, concerns are high. Newman was carted off the field and taken to a local hospital in Pittsburgh but he is OK.
Following the contest, Jets head coach Jeff Ulbrich said that Newman was cleared and he will travel with the team back to New York.
Newman was put in the game following an injury to offensive lineman Alijah Vera-Tucker.
Ulbrich’s full update can be found below:
Blessed be he! #Jets interim HC Jeff Ulbrich revealed that OL Xavier Newman who was carted off the field with a neck injury, ‘went to the hospital & thank the lord the tests came back negative. He’s traveling back with the team.’
Ulbrich called it a ‘huge relief’ after a very… pic.twitter.com/FDuMiiR9yv
— Paul Andrew Esden Jr (@BoyGreen25) October 21, 2024
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