Dolphins place WR Grant DuBose on season-ending injured reserve after blow to head sent him to hospital

Grant DuBose’s season is over after a helmet-to-helmet collision sent him to the hospital. (AP Photo/Maria Lysaker)

The Miami Dolphins placed wide receiver Grant DuBose on injured reserve on Tuesday, two days after a blow to the head sent him to a hospital in Miami’s 20-12 loss to the Houston Texans.

The transaction ends DuBose’s season. Placement on injured reserve requires a minimum of four missed games. The Dolphins have three games remaining on their schedule.

DuBose suffered the frightening head injury on a play where Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa targeted him with a pass over the middle of the field in the third quarter. As the ball arrived, Texans safety Calen Bullock lowered his helmet and made direct contact with DuBose’s head.

DuBose went limp and remained on field for several minutes while receiving emergency medical treatment. Medical staff cut off DuBose’s jersey and removed his helmet as he remained on his back.

They eventually placed him on a backboard and placed multiple straps across his body with his arms immobilized against his body. They also placed his neck in a brace, and DuBose had an oxygen tube in his nose as staff wheeled him off the field on a stretcher.

The Dolphins later announced that he was diagnosed with a head injury and taken to a local hospital in Houston for further evaluation in stable condition. He remained in the Houston hospital overnight after the team returned home to Miami.

The Dolphins announced on Monday that DuBose had movement in all of his extremities.

“After sustaining a head injury in yesterday’s game, Grant DuBose remained at a local Houston hospital for evaluation overnight,” a Dolphins statement reads. “He has movement in all extremities, and initial tests have revealed positive results. He remains under the care of doctors for continued observation.”

Further details of his condition were not made available in Tuesday’s announcement that DuBose was being placed on injured reserve.

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Publish date : 2024-12-17 21:41:00

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