Buccaneers’ John Wolford feeling better after being taken to hospital with neck injury

Buccaneers quarterback John Wolford was taken to the hospital with a neck injury after leaving Saturday’s game against the Jets.

The crew mentioned he had motion in his extremities and was being evaluated on the hospital.

Coach Todd Bowles added Sunday morning that Wolford was “feeling better” and returned to Tampa with the crew.

“He’s transferring round, in order that’s the most effective we will supply proper now,” Bowles instructed reporters. “The assessments got here out fairly good. We’ll simply see how he recovers.”

Bowles additionally clarified that Wolford doesn’t have a head harm, only a neck harm.

Wolford was carted off the sphere after his head hit the turf following a success from Jets defensive lineman Jalyn Holmes within the third quarter.

Kyle Trask changed him within the sport.

He gave a thumbs up exiting the stadium and moved his legs whereas strapped to the cart.

The Wake Forest product was initially drafted by the Jets in 2018, however spent the final 4 seasons with the Rams.

He got here into camp because the de facto third-string quarterback, as Trask is competing with Baker Mayfield for the beginning job.

Mayfield was held out of Saturday’s sport and he reportedly has a leg up in the competition.

Wolford wasn’t the one participant to go down on Saturday, as Jets operating again Israel Abanikanda injured his right thigh and was carted again to the locker room.