Damien Harris running back of the Buffalo Bills was injured in the Sunday game against the New York Giants. He was taken off the gridiron on a stretcher and was taken to a local hospital.
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
Injury Update: Damien Harris (neck) is out for game.
He has movement in his arms and legs. Harris is being taken to hospital for further testing.
— Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) October 16, 2023
According to coach Sean McDermott, Harris’s scan results are currently normal and he is fully mobile throughout his body.
According to Buffalo Bills, the head coach Sean McDermott also said, “My understanding is full movement right now.”
“Fortunate that he’s seemingly heading in a good direction with the reports that we’re getting. So I’m just very thankful to God for that.”
The running back was brought to the hospital for additional tests even though he was able to move his arms and legs.
Giants defender Bobby Okereke met Harris after he took a pass up the middle, which resulted in the injury late in the second quarter.
We're all thinking of you, @DHx34. ❤️💙
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) October 16, 2023
The Bills team also expressed their love for their teammate and posted the above-mentioned tweet. According to ESPN, Bills’ tackle Dion Dawkins expressed his thoughts after the injury and said, “It’s really an emotional thing, and people be trying to act like we’re unhuman like … that stuff is real,”
“It’s very real, and Damien’s our brother. He’s our friend, and we know him personally. To see him laying down … he just found out two days ago that he was having a boy. They said that it was a neck injury. Imagine if he can’t hold his son off of one play? That’s scary, man. It’s scary. And I take it for what it is, and I take it with respect of God, but like any moment, it could be it.”
The quarterback Josh Allen also said, “You never want to see that. That’s the ugly part of the game,”
“He’s been so great, Damien, coming here, and I know he’s only been here for a few months, obviously this training camp, but the juice that he brings and the tough-nose running that he brings to this offense, you can’t really replace it, you know? And I’m hoping he’s all right … praying for him, him and his family.”
The Buffalo Bills defeated the New York Giants as the concluding score was 14-9.
