Oakland Raiders wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey discharged from hospital – NFL News
Oakland Raiders wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey has been released from hospital after getting injured against Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 3 game on Sunday, September 23, 2012.
Heyward-Bey is evaluated to have a concussion and strain in his neck. He got injured after a helmet-to-helmet hit by Steelers safety Ryan Mundy in the second half of the game.
The wide receiver went to the ground as he was knocked unconscious and stayed motionless for nearly 10 minutes. He was then taken off the field, after which an ambulance took him to the hospital.
Raiders head coach Dennis Allen said on Monday, September 24, that currently there is no timetable for the return of Heyward-Bey on the field. According to the Associated Press, Allen said:
"The concussion is obviously the bigger issue than anything else right now. He's a guy that we're going to have to continue to evaluate and see where he's at. We were all pleased to see that it wasn't anything severe as far as neck injury or anything like
that."
Heyward-Bey looked to be in some serious pain when he got hurt. Most of the players from both teams kneeled down on the field in order to pray for his health as the player remained on the ground unconscious.
Heyward-Bey went through various tests and remained in hospital for the whole night on Sunday, before being released on Monday.
The wide receiver was trying to catch the pass from quarterback Carson Palmer when Mundy struck him hard as his helmet hit the neck.
Mundy later on explained that he did not intentionally hurt Heyward-Bey during that play. Talking about this matter, Allen said:
“I don't think people are trying to go out there and hurt people. The safety was playing the game fast and physical. It's a tough game to play when you're making split-second decisions on how you play the game. It's the unfortunate things that happen in
this game but we move on from it."
Allen expressed his displeasure that the officials did not call it a penalty despite such a bad hit. However, he admitted that the replacement officials are not trained to deal with league game pressure.
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