Teddy Bridgewater carted off vs. Bengals following head injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
Teddy Bridgewater was carted off the field after suffering a head injury during the third quarter of Sunday’s Bengals-Broncos game.
The Denver quarterback dove forward on a run attempting to gain more yards as his team trailed 9-3 in the second half. He came down head first as he took a hit from Bengals defensive lineman B.J. Hill. You can watch the play here.
Bridgewater was loaded into a stretcher with his helmet on but facemask taken off. He has been transported to a local hospital as a precaution and has movement in his extremities, the team announced.
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Backup QB Drew Lock stepped in for the Broncos and threw a touchdown pass on his first drive.