Cooper Kupp carted off after suffering leg injury on illegal tackle

The Los Angeles Rams lost a member of their high-octane passing attack on Sunday, as wide receiver Cooper Kupp was carted off the field in the first half after suffering a painful looking leg injury.

Kupp took a hand-off from Jared Goff on a jet sweep and turned it up field for a first down. He was taken down by Denver Broncos defensive back Darian Stewart on a horse collar tackle, and Kupp’s ankle twisted underneath him as he was being dragged to the ground.

#Rams WR Cooper Kupp is carted off the field.

Here's his injury pic.twitter.com/qzJRidCmZ7

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) October 14, 2018

Kupp was carted off the field, so it appears the injury could be serious. That was a perfect example of why the horse collar tackle has been banned.