ATLANTA -- Falcons rookie linebacker Kendal Daniels was carted off the field with an apparent neck injury suffered on an ugly-looking collision during Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears.
Daniels dived in to tackle Colston Loveland in the third quarter after a Caleb Williams pass completion and his head appeared to collide with the tight end’s left leg near the knee.
Daniels remained down on the field for some time as medical personnel tended to him. They stabilized his neck and body, then loaded him onto the cart in a gurney.
Falcons players and coaches gathered around as Daniels was loaded onto the cart and wished him well.
The injury came with the Bears leading 21-7 with 8:48 left in the third quarter.
Daniels, a fourth-round draft out of Oklahoma, has been a starter since Week 1. He was wearing the green dot as the defensive play-caller at the time of the injury with Divine Deablo out with an arm injury. Linebacker Josh Woods took over the green dot with Daniels out.