Buccaneers WR Russell Gage Suffers Concussion, Being Evaluated For Skill Injuries To Neck

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Russell Gage suffered a concussion and is being evaluated at a local health center for neck injuries after he was injured

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in his team's playoff loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night, head coach Todd Bowles said after the injury. match.

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Following a slam through the Cowboys defense, Donovan Wilson Gage was left in the sector, having suffered a blow to the neck and jaw

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Gage can be seen moving his leg away from him and Bowles said he also moved his arms away from him.

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The fifth-year wide receiver was pinned down and took the ball away before being transported to the medical facility

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Players from the Buccaneers and Cowboys piled up as Gage was treated.

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The injury passed on a 2d-and-10 play with 2:55 left in the game as Tom Brady centered Gage on an incompletion.

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Gage, 26, was selected in the sixth round of the Atlanta Falcons draft out of LSU in 2018. He played four years in Atlanta before signing with Tampa

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