Brutal, just brutal.
During the first quarter of action between the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers, the former’s wide receiver, Chris Olave, had to be taken off the Bank of America Stadium turf in Charlotte on a medical cart. Olave was smashed by opposing defenders while trying to make a catch off his quarterback, Derek Carr. (RELATED: Jets’ Malachi Corley Commits One Of The Most Unfathomably Dumb Mistakes In Sports On Primetime TV)
Shortly after, the Saints announced Olave suffered a concussion and was ruled out for the rest of the game. Olave was taken to a local hospital for further evaluation.
That being said, the CBS broadcast shared some good news regarding his injury, reporting he “has feeling in all four extremities.”
This is the fourth concussion Olave has suffered since 2022, his rookie season.
THIS IS AWFUL: #Saints star WR Chris Olave is down on the field and is being stretchered off the field after taking a nasty hit to the head.
🙏🙏🙏
Olave has struggled with multiple concussions in the last couple years, this is really bad.
pic.twitter.com/1C1T6FO4ra— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) November 3, 2024
#ChrisOlave
Stretchered off
Double blow: defender hit & head hits turf
2nd concussion in 2 weeks
Big hit & head check last week too
5th overall and likely extended absence/IR pic.twitter.com/gKWypmUIMW— David J. Chao – ProFootballDoc (@ProFootballDoc) November 3, 2024
Andy Dalton, Lonnie Johnson and Shy Tuttle were side by side near Olave. Mike Jackson, who was part of the collision, is down on a knee praying.
Olave receives an ovation as he’s placed on a cart. He is interacting with teammates. He’s on a backboard. pic.twitter.com/JhMMs8lCQT
— Mike Kaye (@mike_e_kaye) November 3, 2024
Chris Olave (concussion) is heading to the hospital, but has feeling in all four extremities, per @Amanda_Balionis. pic.twitter.com/voGte8WRtE
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) November 3, 2024
WR Chris Olave (concussion) is OUT for the remainder of the game. He has movement in all extremities and is undergoing further evaluation at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center. @Saints
— New Orleans Saints PR (@SaintsPR) November 3, 2024
Prayers up to Chris Olave: that hit was brutal in itself, but four concussions in four years is rough.
Take care of yourself, king.
This article was originally published at dailycaller.com
