Rutgers football player Derrick Nelson leaves hospital
Posted November 15, 2015 6:00 am
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - Rutgers center Derrick Nelson has left a hospital after being carted off the field following a helmet-to-helmet collision late in a game against Nebraska.
The university says the junior was released from Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital on Saturday night, walking out under his own power.
Nelson was hurt with 58 seconds left in the game trying to make a tackle after Nebraska intercepted a Chris Laviano pass. He lay on the field for at least five minutes before being loaded onto a cart.
Rutgers coach Kyle Flood said after the game that Nelson had movement in his extremities.
Nebraska won the game 31-14, handing Rutgers its fourth straight loss.
Rutgers head coach Kyle Flood, left, looks on as medical personnel attend to injured Rutgers offensive lineman Derrick Nelson late in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Nebraska, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, in Piscataway, N.J. Nebraska won 31-14. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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Rutgers head coach Kyle Flood kneels, second left, looks on as medical personnel attend to injured Rutgers offensive lineman Derrick Nelson late in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Nebraska, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, in Piscataway, N.J. Nebraska won 31-14. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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