Donavin Newsom suffers concussion in 49ers' practice San Francisco 49ers linebacker Donavin Newsom was taken off the field by paramedics...
Donavin Newsom suffers concussion in 49ers' practice
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Donavin Newsom was taken off the field by paramedics after a collision with a teammate Tuesday afternoon.
The undrafted rookie out of Missouri had his eyes open, had feelings in his hands and had movement in his lower body after the collision, coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters after practice. Newsom was taken to the hospital.
The team announced in a statement the rookie linebacker suffered a concussion in the collision but no cervical spine fractures.
"San Francisco 49ers linebacker Donavin Newsom was transported to Stanford Medical Center following an injury sustained during practice earlier today," the statement read. "After evaluation, doctors determined Newsom has no cervical spine fractures, but did suffer a concussion. Newsom remains at Stanford Medical Center under observation."
Per NFL Network's Mike Garafolo, the incident was "scary" and players left the field in silence.
"It always puts things in perspective when you see that happen," Shanahan said. "You know, it's scary down there any time you've got a guy on the ground that long. We've still got a lot of information we need to find out."
"LB Donavin Newsom showed movement in extremities before being taken off field by ambulance." - Cam Inman
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