Alabama receiver Derek Meadows motionless after terrifying hit
Alabama receiver Derek Meadows took a scary hit and appeared to be briefly knocked unconscious during the team’s 27-24 win over Missouri Saturday afternoon at Faurot Field.
Near the end of the first quarter, Crimson Tide quarterback Ty Simpson threw a pass to Meadows near the right sideline before Missouri safety Marvin Burks Jr. laid him out with a vicious hit.
Meadows was not able to hang onto the ball and was motionless on the field before being tended to by trainers.
Burks celebrated his play before realizing he was being flagged.
It was deemed targeting, and Burks was ejected from the game.
Alabama trainer Jeff Allen quickly stabilized Meadows’ neck and tested the mobility of his hands and legs, which Meadows had, according to ESPN sideline reporter Katie George.
It took several minutes before they were able to sit Meadows up and several more minutes before he was able to exit the field.
Meadows was able to walk off the field under his own power, but did not return to the game.
He did return to the sidelines in street clothes, though, according to the Tuscaloosa News.
Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer said after the game that Meadows suffered a concussion.
The game between No. 8 Alabama and No. 14 Missouri was the first in Columbia, Mo., since 1979.
Meadows, a freshman from Las Vegas, has yet to catch a pass this season.
Credit to Nypost AND Peoples
