The Tampa Bay Buccaneers star John Wolford suffered a neck injury in a preseason game against the New York Jets and was carted off the field. The New England Patriots Isaiah Bolden injury was the second such incident during this preseason time.
The Patriots did not reveal the nature of Isaiah’s injury, albeit ESPN’s Mike Reiss later disclosed he actually suffered a concussion. This incident is coming after the NFL was subject to criticism as reportedly 149 concussions had been suffered in the NFL 2022 season, marking an 18% jump from the previous season.
Patriots CB Isaiah Bolden released from medical center avoiding major injury
In their official statement, the Patriots team said Bolden underwent a series of overnight evaluations at the Aurora Bay Medical Center and got released from the hospital without going through a serious injury. The team thanked the hospital as well as both teams’ medical staff for their instant on-field action.
“We thank the medical staff at Aurora Bay Medical Center for their overnight evaluations, as well as the Patriots and Packers medical staffs for their immediate on-field response and care in transporting Isaiah to a nearby hospital.”
Update on the condition of Patriots cornerback Isaiah Bolden: https://t.co/THdI0P2F7K
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) August 20, 2023
One hour after New England’s statement, the 23-year-old conveyed his gratitude and expressed his excitement to head back to the field saying, “Appreciate the prayers, more excited to be back with the guys.”
The CB lay on the field with a serious injury after colliding with his fellow teammate Calvin Munson. The preseason game between the Packers and Patriots was called off after the Cornerback was carted off the field early in the fourth quarter.
Patriots admirers rejoice at Isaiah Bolden’s release from the hospital without major injuries
After Bill Belichick’s team announced their promising star’s update via X, formerly known as Twitter, many NFL fans started bombarding the comment section with supportive comments.
One fan wrote, “Good news after a scary moment!”
Good news after a scary moment!
— Packers Diehards (@PackersDiehards) August 20, 2023
The scary incident came several months after the Buffalo Bills Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest and stayed senseless. After undergoing months of treatment, the Bills’ safety again looks ready to create havoc on the field.
One netizen wrote, “Good news. Happy to hear major injury was avoided.”
Good news. Happy to hear major injury was avoided.
— MalcolmGoPod (@MalcolmGoPod) August 20, 2023
A fan wrote, “Happy to hear that he was released fairly quickly. That seems like a huge positive.”
Happy to hear that he was released fairly quickly. That seems like a huge positive
— Golf fan (@TWfan19) August 20, 2023
Meanwhile, the Patriots are set to open their regular season against the Philadelphia Eagles on September 10. Do you think the absence of their CB will affect their on-field performance? Let us know in the comments!
