Chicago Bears cornerback Douglas Coleman III was immobilized on a stretcher and brought from Arrowhead Stadium in an ambulance on Thursday evening after tackling the Chiefs’ Cornell Powell on the primary play of the second half of their preseason recreation.
The 26-year-old Coleman had his head up as he got here darting in to make the deal with close to the Chiefs sideline, however his neck bent awkwardly to the facet and the previous CFL standout went down on affect. Coleman lay immobile as trainers from each groups rushed onto the sphere to test on him, and so they had been quickly joined by docs as a medical cart additionally drove onto the sphere.
Bears coach Matt Eberflus came visiting and noticed Coleman shifting his extremities because the medical employees eliminated his facemask and strapped him to a backboard. He was then loaded onto the cart and pushed up the tunnel within the nook of the stadium.
“After I was on the sphere, over there on the Chiefs sideline, he was shifting his limbs and gave us a thumbs-up,” Eberflus mentioned, “in order that was good to see. I don’t have something extra. He’s on the hospital proper now being evaluated.”
The Bears went on to win their preseason finale, 34-21.
Coleman performed school soccer at Texas Tech, the place in 2016 he was a freshman and Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was a junior poised to grow to be a first-round NFL draft choose. Coleman moved to security as a senior and was an All-Huge 12 choice.
Coleman went undrafted in 2020 however signed with the Broncos as a free agent, spending time on their apply squad. He spent the previous three years with the Ottawa Redblacks, switching between security and linebacker, and appeared in 17 video games final season with 60 tackles, 4 sacks, three interceptions and each interception and fumble returns for touchdowns.
