Miami Dolphins broad receiver Grant DuBose was hospitalized in a single day after a helmet-to-helmet hit throughout Sunday’s sport in opposition to the Houston Texans, the Dolphins stated Monday.

DuBose tried to make a catch within the third quarter however received hit within the head by Texans rookie Calen Bullock earlier than his head forcefully hit the bottom. DuBose appeared to clench his fists after the hit, demonstrating the “fencing response,” a standard motion after a traumatic mind damage, in line with NFL.com. He stayed immobile as emergency medical personnel hurried to deal with him for over 10 minutes.

They minimize off his jersey and put a neck brace on him earlier than they positioned him on a backbone board together with his legs and arms strapped down. A tube was noticed in his mouth, and he gave the impression to be immobile as he was wheeled off the sphere on a stretcher.

Bullock was flagged for pointless roughness for hitting a defenseless receiver.

After he was dominated out with a head damage, DuBose remained at a Houston hospital for analysis in a single day, the Dolphins stated Monday. He has motion in all extremities and preliminary checks have revealed optimistic outcomes, however he stays underneath the care of docs for continued remark.

Throughout his therapy on the sphere, the Dolphins knelt in a circle and appeared to be praying. Miami head coach Mike McDaniel and Houston head coach DeMeco Ryans embraced whereas DuBose was nonetheless down.

“I simply really feel dangerous that I even put him in that state of affairs to have gotten hit,” Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa stated at a information convention. “It was robust to maneuver on, you realize, after that occurred.”

The Texans gained 20-12.

It was DuBose’s first sport since he injured a shoulder early within the season. He was a seventh-round draft decide final season.