Sunday night’s game between the Jets and Steelers was temporarily delayed by a potentially serious injury to New York offensive lineman Xavier Newman.
Newman took a hard hit from Steelers LB Patrick Queen in the third quarter while Beanie Bishop was returning his second interception of the night. Newman stumbled backwards to the ground and appeared to hit the back of his head on the field as he went down.
Newman only entered the game after guard Alijah Vera-Tucker went back to the locker room with an injury of his own. The former Titans lineman, with five NFL starts to his name, had only appeared as a special-teamer before stepping in for Vera-Tucker.
Here’s the latest information about Newman’s condition after the scary hit.
Xavier Newman injury update
Newman absorbed a hard hit from Queen, but the most frightening part might have been the way his head hit the ground after he fell down. Newman’s neck appeared to snap back, and medical personnel quickly surrounded him.
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He wasn’t moving his extremities while being stretchered off, though he was conscious, according to NBC’s Melissa Stark
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Newman was down for several minutes before he was stabilized and placed on a backboard. He was officially ruled out with a neck injury shortly after being stretchered off the sideline.
The NBC broadcast reported Newman was conscious while he was being stabilized, and it was reportedly shortly after that he had movement in his hands. He was taken to a local hospital
The 25-year-old Newman is a former undrafted free agent who spent all five seasons of his college career at Baylor before latching on with the Titans in 2022.
