By ESPN | Created at 2024-11-24 20:02:03 | Updated at 2024-11-24 22:43:03
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David Newton, ESPN Staff WriterNov 24, 2024, 02:48 PM ET
- David Newton is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Carolina Panthers. Newton began covering Carolina in 1995 and came to ESPN in 2006 as a NASCAR reporter before joining NFL Nation in 2013. You can follow Newton on Twitter at @DNewtonespn.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers rookie tight end Ja'Tavion Sanders was carted off the field with his head supported by a backboard after landing on his head following a 10-yard catch late in the first half of Sunday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs.
The fourth-round pick out of Texas showed some movement in his arms as medical staff attended to him.
Sanders made the catch near the right sideline at the Kansas City 11-yard line and was upended by cornerback Trent McDuffie. He landed squarely on his head-neck area.
Teammates and coaches gathered around Sanders as medical staff attended to him.
Carolina settled for a field goal and went into halftime trailing the two-time defending Super Bowl champions 20-9.
