(Reuters) - New York Jets rookie Lorenzo Mauldin was taken to a local hospital after suffering a potentially serious head and neck injury on Sunday during the team's first game of the 2015 National Football League season.
The 22-year-old linebacker wound up at the bottom of a pile of players after sacking Cleveland quarterback Johnny Manziel to force a fumble, but when he got back to his feet following the fourth-quarter play he quickly collapsed to the field.
Trainers and medical staff rushed to Mauldin, who was taken off the field on a spinal board with his head and neck immobilized in a brace.