Buffalo Bills share update on Damien Harris injury after leaving field in ambulance
A positive update has been provided on Buffalo Bills running back Damien Harris. NBC sideline reporter Melissa Stark provided the news shortly after Harris left Sunday night’s game in an ambulance.
“We have gotten word from the Bills on running back Damien Harris, who was taken off the field in the ambulance. It is a neck injury,” Stark reported. “He does have movement in his arms and his legs and he is being driven right now to the hospital for further testing.”
That’s an incredibly positive update on the running back. At the time of the injury, it looked like the situation might have been far worse.
Harris was hit hard at the line of scrimmage in the second quarter of Sunday’s game between the Giants and Bills. Following the play, he was motionless while on the field.
Medical personnel rushed to his aid. The running back was placed on a stretcher and taken to a local hospital for further evaluation. As he left the field, Harris gave a thumbs up.
Harris was injured on his only carry of the game.
Damien Harris in first season with Buffalo Bills
Harris is in his first season in Buffalo after having spent the previous four seasons in New England. He had logged just five carries for 22 yards and a touchdown this season, while also catching two passes for 16 yards. He’s been used primarily as a short-yardage option.
In total in his career, Harris has run for 2,187 yards and 21 touchdowns, while catching 53 passes for 297 yards.
He is a former third-round NFL Draft pick by the Patriots, coming into the league in 2019.
Harris earned his way into the NFL after a very productive career at Alabama. He was a two-time national champion and earned second-team All-SEC honors during the 2018 season.
The talented back ran for 3,070 yards and 23 touchdowns while with the Crimson Tide, while also catching 52 passes for 407 yards and two touchdowns.
Buffalo entered Sunday Night Football with a 3-2 record while New York posted a 1-4 mark on the year.
On3’s Thomas Goldkamp contributed to this story.