Falcons rookie Kendal Daniels stretchered off field after helmet-to-knee collision in scary scene

Atlanta Falcons rookie linebacker Kendal Daniels was taken off the field on a stretcher after a helmet-to-knee collision while tackling Chicago Bears tight end Colston Loveland. He was conscious and moved his extremities, according to the television commentary, and was taken to hospital for assessment.

Medical staff stabilised Daniels and cut off his jersey as teammates gathered around him. The fourth-round pick from Oklahoma had started all six of Atlanta’s games that season; before the Bears match, he had recorded 22 combined tackles, one sack and one pass defended in five games.