EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - New York Jets rookie Lorenzo Mauldin was taken to a local hospital after suffering a potentially serious head and neck injury on Sunday during the team's first game of the 2015 National Football League season.
The 22-year-old linebacker wound up at the bottom of a pile of players after sacking Cleveland quarterback Johnny Manziel to force a fumble, but when he got back to his feet following the fourth-quarter play he quickly collapsed to the field.
Trainers and medical staff rushed to Mauldin, who was taken off the field on a spinal board with his head and neck immobilized in a brace.
"I am very worried about him," Jets head coach Todd Bowles said after his team's 31-10 home victory.
Mauldin was the Jets' third-round pick out of the University of Louisville in this year's NFL Draft. The Jets defeated the Browns 31-10.
