NEW ORLEANS -- Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Dean Pees was taken off the field on a stretcher following a collision with a New Orleans Saints player practicing returns before Sunday's game between the teams.
Medical staff and coaches surrounded Pees for a number of minutes on the 35-yard line before a cart and stretcher came out on the field. They then worked to stabilize Pees' neck before placing him on the cart to take him off the field.
Pees was "alert and responsive and then transported to the University Medical Center New Orleans for medical testing," according to the team.