Cleveland Browns large receiver Elijah Moore suffered a scary damage on Thursday evening in opposition to the New York Jets when he hit the sector face-first and involuntarily twitched on the bottom.
He was ultimately helped to his toes and brought to the locker room for remedy. Browns coach Kevin Stefanski stated Friday that he was “doing higher” with out offering a lot element.
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Cleveland Browns large receiver Elijah Moore (8) is escorted to the locker room after being injured through the second quarter. (Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Pictures)
Dr. Bennet Omalu, the inspiration for the film “Concussion,” instructed TMZ Sports activities on Friday that he would inform Moore he ought to retire.
“He was having a seizure,” he stated. “A seizure is a manifestation of mind harm, mind damage. . . . That’s everlasting harm.”
Omalu added that if Moore doesn’t retire, he would at the very least inform him to take a seat out for the remainder of the season.
“Given what I noticed in that video, he ought to be benched for remainder of the season,” he added. “For at the very least three months.”
Elijah Moore, #8 of the Cleveland Browns, is tackled by Jordan Whitehead, #3 of the New York Jets, at Cleveland Browns Stadium on December 28, 2023, in Cleveland, Ohio. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Pictures)
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Moore had 5 catches for 61 yards and a landing earlier than he suffered the damage. The Browns received the sport 37-20 and clinched a playoff spot.
However Moore’s damage is one other hit to an already banged-up receiving corps. Amari Cooper missed Thursday’s sport wit a heel damage.
Tight finish David Njoku was in a position to explode within the first half of the sport, however the offense was a shell of itself within the second. He completed with six catches for 134 yards.
David Njoku, #85 of the Cleveland Browns, runs with the ball in opposition to the New York Jets at Cleveland Browns Stadium on December 28, 2023, in Cleveland, Ohio. (Cooper Neill/Getty Pictures)
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Cedric Tillman and David Bell had been the one different true large receivers to catch a go within the sport. Tillman had one catch for eight yards and Bell had two catches for seven yards.
