Miami Dolphins wide receiver Grant DuBose was carted off the field on December 15, 2024, after a hit to the head in the team’s 20-12 loss to the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium. The Dolphins said he was in stable condition.
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DuBose was hit by Texans safety Calen Bullock, and he stayed down for several minutes while medical staff cut away his jersey and facemask and put him in a neck brace before he was taken off on a stretcher. The Texans were penalised 15 yards on the play.
Updates
Head coach Mike McDaniel said after the game there had been “positive feedback” from head and neck imaging. On December 16, the team said DuBose had movement in all extremities and that initial tests had produced positive results. He was ruled out with a head injury and remained in a Houston hospital for several days under observation.
On December 18, McDaniel said DuBose was scheduled to fly back to Miami. The Dolphins placed him on injured reserve after the game.
Editor’s note: an earlier version of this article quoted a player without a source and included an unsourced description of the injury. Those details have been removed, and the article now reports the team’s updates.
Sources
- CNN via ABC17, Miami Dolphins say wide receiver Grant DuBose ‘has movement in all extremities’ (15 December 2024): https://abc17news.com/?p=1407173
- Local10 (Miami), Dolphins give update on WR Grant DuBose after sustaining head injury vs. Texans (16 December 2024): https://local10.com/sports/2024/12/16/dolphins-give-update-on-wr-grant-dubose-after-sustaining-head-injury-vs-texans
- Local10 (Miami), Dolphins’ Grant DuBose heading back to Miami after suffering head injury vs. Texans (18 December 2024): https://www.local10.com/sports/2024/12/18/dolphins-grant-dubose-heading-back-to-miami-after-suffering-head-injury-vs-texans
- Bleacher Report, Dolphins’ Grant DuBose to return home after being hospitalized with injury vs. Texans (18 December 2024): https://nodereport.bleacherreport.com/articles/10147773-dolphins-grant-dubose-to-return-home-after-being-hospitalized-with-injury-vs-texans