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Bills' Dane Jackson taken to hospital with neck injury

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Buffalo Bills cornerback Dane Jackson suffered a neck injury in a collision with a teammate on Monday night and was taken to a hospital for evaluation.

Jackson had full movement in his limbs, but coach Sean McDermott didn't have an update beyond that on the player's condition following a 41-7 win over the Tennessee Titans. McDermott said he has a brief chat with Jackson in the stadium tunnel before the ambulance left for the hospital.

'œYou go from being a coach to just being a human when I'm out there watching him getting loaded into the ambulance. That's a real moment,'ť McDermott said. 'œJust praying for him. It's an unfortunate situation but we're praying for him and hopefully we get some more (updates) here soon.'ť

Bills safety Jordan Poyer said Jackson informed him he was all right during a text exchange following the game.

Jackson was hurt late in the second quarter against the Tennessee Titans. He tackled receiver Treylon Burks from behind following a 12-yard catch. As Jackson lay on Burks' back, linebacker Tremaine Edmunds dived in late and struck his teammate directly in the helmet. Jackson's neck snapped back following the collision.

After the play, Titans running back Hassan Haskins pulled Jackson off Burks. Jackson lay face down and pounded the turf with his right arm.

The game was delayed for nearly 10 minutes as team doctors attended to Jackson, who was moving his legs. He was then moved onto a stretcher and into an ambulance and driven off the field.

Jackson is a third-year player who began the season starting in place of Tre'Davious White, who continues to recover from a left knee injury he suffered last year.

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Buffalo Bills cornerback Dane Jackson (30) reacts after an injury during the first half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes) The Associated Press
Buffalo Bills players react as teammate Dane Jackson is driven away in an ambulance during the first half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes) The Associated Press
Players gather around an ambulance on the field after an injury to Buffalo Bills' Dane Jackson during the first half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes) The Associated Press
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