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Green Bay Packers receiver Davante Adams stretchered off field

By The Sports Xchange
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams goes for a touchdown against Chicago Bears cornerbacks Marcus Cooper (31) and Bryce Callahan (37) during the first half of their game Thursday. Photo by Kamil Krzaczynski/UPI
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams goes for a touchdown against Chicago Bears cornerbacks Marcus Cooper (31) and Bryce Callahan (37) during the first half of their game Thursday. Photo by Kamil Krzaczynski/UPI | License Photo

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Green Bay Packers receiver Davante Adams was carried off the field on a gurney after a helmet-to-helmet hit by Chicago Bears linebacker Danny Trevathan late in the third quarter of the Thursday night game.

Adams was being evaluated for a concussion and a neck injury, according to the team. He was conscious with movement in all of his extremities, and he was taken to a hospital for further testing.

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On third-and-goal from the 16, quarterback Aaron Rodgers connected with Adams at about the 10-yard line. As Adams fought for extra yardage, Trevathan drilled Adams in the head with the crown of his helmet. Adams' mouthpiece flew out of his mouth as he fell to the ground. Fellow receivers Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb immediately waved the training staff onto the field.

After being down for several minutes, Adams was carried off the field. He raised his thumb to the crowd as he approached to the locker room.

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Trevathan was penalized but not ejected. The Packers scored on the next play, with Rodgers finding Nelson all alone. Nelson scored and immediately took a knee in prayer.

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