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Bills RB Damien Harris released from hospital after neck injury, per report
View Date:2024-12-23 20:00:07
Buffalo Bills running back Damien Harris, who exited Sunday night’s 14-9 win over the New York Giants after a neck injury, was released from a Buffalo-area hospital on Monday, ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported.
On Sunday night, Bills coach Sean McDermott said that Harris had full movement in his body and his early scans looked good.
Speaking after the Bills' 14-9 win against the New York Giants, McDermott also said that he was told Harris' scans are also good so far.
"So, things are heading in a good direction right now for Damien," McDermott said.
Harris was injured with a little more than three minutes remaining in the second quarter when he was tackled on a 1-yard run up the middle.
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Harris was tackled by Giants linebacker Bobby Okereke and other defenders on the third-and-1 play as they attempted to keep the running back from gaining a first down.
The officials ruled Harris had gained a first down, but he stayed on the turf.
Harris remained on the ground for a few minutes as concerned players from both teams looked on. Harris was eventually placed on a stretcher and loaded onto an ambulance.
The running back gave the crowd a thumbs up as he was placed on the stretcher. The Bills later announced that Harris suffered a neck injury and was transported to a local hospital.
"It's really an emotional thing, and people be trying to act like we're unhuman like ... that stuff is real," Bills left tackle Dion Dawkins said. "It's very real, and Damien's our brother. He's our friend, and we know him personally. To see him laying down … he just found out two days ago that he was having a boy. They said that it was a neck injury. Imagine if he can't hold his son off of one play? That's scary, man. It's scary. And I take it for what it is, and I take it with respect of God, but like any moment, it could be it."
Buffalo is all too familiar with frightening injuries.
Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest following a routine tackle on Jan. 2. game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
A visibly concerned Hamlin was shown on the broadcast as Buffalo’s medical staff tended to Harris.
Harris is in his first season with the Bills. The 26-year-old spent the previous four years of his career with the New England Patriots. New England selected Harris in the third round of the 2019 NFL draft out of Alabama.
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