PITTSBURGH -- New York Jets guard Xavier Newman was carted off the field and taken to a local hospital with a neck injury Sunday night at Acrisure Stadium.
Newman was injured on an interception return in the third quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The 6-for-2, 297-pound guard was knocked off his feet by linebacker Patrick Queen, who was blocking on the return.
Newman landed on his landed on his back and lay motionless for several minutes before being strapped to a spineboard.
Concerned players kneeled around Newman as he received medical attention.