Saturday’s preseason recreation between the New England Patriots and Inexperienced Bay Packers was suspended early within the fourth quarter after Patriots rookie Isaiah Bolden was taken off the sector on a stretcher.
It was an especially scary scene as he was injured in a collision with a teammate.
The Patriots mentioned that Bolden had feeling in all of his extremities however was nonetheless being taken to an area hospital for additional exams and commentary.
After Bolden was taken off the sector and announcement was made that each coaches and groups had agreed to cease the sport with 10:29 to play. The Patriots had a 21-17 lead on the time.
Stopping the sport needed to be a straightforward determination given the scary nature of Bolden’s harm. Anytime a participant leaves a recreation on a stretcher it’s going to be a problem for gamers to be in the appropriate state of mind to play a soccer recreation and that’s true for normal season video games.
It must be even more durable and tougher in a recreation that doesn’t even depend. An important factor is Bolden’s well being and security.
Bolden was a seventh spherical decide for the Patriots out of Jackson State. He was the one participant within the 2023 NFL Draft class to be taken from a traditionally black faculty. He was additionally a prime kick returner in faculty.
Bolden was masking a slant route over the center and collided with teammate Calvin Munson.
