No NFL fan wants to see their team lose. What every NFL fan would like to see less are injuries. Oftentimes the collisions and results are a gritty reminder of, not only the brutality of the sport, but the fragility of good health and life itself.
A national audience was reminded of this reality Sunday night in Week 6 between the Buffalo Bills and New York Giants. On a third-and-1 from the Bills’ 34-yard line, Harris gained the yard, but collided with Giants linebacker Bobby Okereke hard enough to drop him backwards. The running back needed to be placed on a stretcher and an ambulance came onto the field.
Damien Harris gives a thumbs-up as he exits the game.
Our thoughts are with him, his family and the Bills. pic.twitter.com/XiHqrjnqVw
— Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) October 16, 2023
Instead of staying sucked into the battle lines of the game, football fans took to Twitter to express their support and wishes of a speedy recovery for Harris.