Carolina Panthers linebacker Marquis Haynes, a sixth-year pro who grew up in Jacksonville, was carted off the field in the third quarter with a concussion in Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
He was taken to a hospital for further testing and did not fly home with the team.
NBC Sports reported Haynes was transported to Baptist Medical Center and stayed overnight for testing.
Haynes tried to get up and fell back down after landing flat on his back. He tried to get up and fell again. Teammates gathered around during a long delay before he was taken for treatment. Haynes, 30, flashed a thumbs-up sign to the crowd as he left the stadium.
According to Panthers.com, teammate Brian Burns, a close friend of Haynes, called it a “scary moment.”
“Any time one of your brothers go down, it’s always a scary moment,” Burns said. “You always send a prayer in the air, you know, trying to keep them covered.”
Haynes, a University Christian graduate who was drafted out of Ole Miss in 2018, has been coming back home for years to host a free football camp for kids at his alma mater.
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