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Jets lineman Xavier Newman suffers neck injury, carted off the field in scary moments during game against the Steelers

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Jets lineman Xavier Newman suffers neck injury, carted off the field in scary moments during game against the Steelers

New York Jets offensive lineman Xavier Newman suffered a terrifying injury during the “Sunday Night Football” game against the Steelers in Pittsburgh and had to be carted off the field.

Newman was injured while taking a hit from a block after the Steelers caught an interception in the third quarter of the game at Acrisure Stadium.

The NFL reports Newman suffered a neck injury and needed to be stabilized on a backboard and taken off the field on a cart. NBC Sports’ Melissa Stark reported Newman had movement in his limbs.

Newman was taken by paramedics to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, a level 1 trauma center four miles from the stadium, for evaluation, according to Mike Tirico during the NBC broadcast.

He is in his second season with the Jets.

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