Jameis Winston carted off with injury after horse collar tackle
Jameis Winston was carted off with an injury during the second quarter of Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in New Orleans.
Winston scrambled on a second down play early in the second quarter against Tampa Bay and was brought down from behind by Devin White on a horse collar tackle.
I hope Jameis Winston is ok…🙏🏽
— George Jarjour (@GeorgeOnTap) October 31, 2021
Jameis Winston had to be helped off the field after this play.
Trevor Siemian is now under center for the #Saints pic.twitter.com/BY6HrhzvRk
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) October 31, 2021
Winston left the game and was replaced by Trevor Siemian.
The Saints starting quarterback received attention in the medical tent on the sideline. He was later taken away on a cart with a left leg injury.
Jameis Winston carted off. #TBvsNO pic.twitter.com/yMMgzAxsu6
— Anthony Biase (@AnthonyBiase) October 31, 2021
Based on what he saw on the TV, former Chargers team trainer David Chao speculated that Winston has a high ankle sprain.
#JameisWinston @Saints exits with apparrent left high ankle sprain. This is the specific danger wkth horse collar play. Difficult to tape/support for return. pic.twitter.com/3fHDY3biKH
— David J. Chao – ProFootballDoc (@ProFootballDoc) October 31, 2021
