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There was a scary moment in today’s Rams-Panthers game when Rams safety Eric Weddle was forced to leave the game with a bloody head injury.
In the second quarter of the game, Weddle took an inadvertent knee to the head from Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey.
https://twitter.com/Supreme_gifs/status/1170761767959445504
McCaffrey just TKO’d Eric Weddle with a flying knee pic.twitter.com/HMjGe1uyor
— Derek Phillips (@DerekPhillips89) September 8, 2019
Weddle immediately ran to the sideline to have his helmet removed which revealed that he was bleeding profusely from the head.
Eric Weddle with an awful head injury. Scary. #Rams pic.twitter.com/Ck3d4whFN8
— Ryan Parker (@TheRyanParker) September 8, 2019
#Rams Safety Eric Weddle is bleeding all over.https://t.co/3ADEJXyrfc
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) September 8, 2019
Holy hell Eric Weddle. pic.twitter.com/gxMEZE2xRO
— Zack Cox (@zm_cox) September 8, 2019
LIVE: Eric Weddle pic.twitter.com/gX497lcdjG
— Alpha Omega 🏈🏀⚾️ (@alphaompicks) September 8, 2019
Weddle was confirmed to have a “head laceration” and was unlikely to return to the game.
Injury update: Eric Weddle is doubtful to return with a head laceration.
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) September 8, 2019