The preseason party between Atlanta Falcons and Detroit Lions was suspended this Friday by a dramatic lesion in Morice Norris's neckSafety de Detroit, who was taken by ambulance to the hospital.
Norris has Sensitivity and movement In all its limbsthe lions announced in a statement after the initial scare. The 24 -year -old It is stable y It will remain under observation at the Atlanta Graduate Memorial Hospital.
The lesion occurred at the beginning of the last quarter, in a play in which the Running Back of the Falcons Nathan Carter advanced with the ball when he found himself in front with Norris, who when trying to click him He crashed his head against Carter which folded back suddenly. The player was lying in the field.
Morice Norris was treated for almost half an hour before being withdrawn in ambulance
The medical assists entered for immediate attention, which was extended for almost half an hour, while the players of both teams formed A circle around Norris to pray for him. “It's painful and revealing. This has a different impact and puts things in perspective. I'm going to say something, This is a violent sport and we love it, but when something like that happens is difficult, but we see the brotherhood of these menthat means a lot, the union of all players, “said Dan Campbell, Lions coach, with a broken voice.
After being Norris immobilized and retired in ambulance, The game tried to resume but The players refused to continue. Emory Jones, Falcons Quarterback, retained the ball in an Snap that ended in a prayer between the Lions and the Falcons for the health of Marcus Norris. With remaining 14:50 in the last quarter, the players let the clock run until the NFL officer in the match announced that The meeting was suspended by order of New York, where the NFL has its offices.
Although the result was the least, the Lions won 10-17 Thanks to a good performance by Kyle Allen, who connected two scoring passes, one with Jackson Meeks and another with Isaac Teslaa.
