Buffalo Bills' Dane Jackson avoids major injury to neck or spinal cord, released from hospital

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The team said that Jackson did not suffer a serious injury to his neck or spine.

A Bills player was taken off the field in an ambulance after the game. He was taken to the hospital for an X-ray and aCT Scan.

Jackson was taken to the Erie County Medical Center after his teammate inadvertently made contact with his head while trying to assist in tackling a receiver.

It was definitely a difficult play. "Just trying to finish the play, I saw the receiver still up, but I didn't see him hit the ground." I didn't do intentional things. I wouldn't try to do that to my teammate, I was just trying to finish him off and unfortunately, I hit him.

Jackson gave a thumbs up before he left the stadium.

As Jackson was taken off the field on a stretcher, the entire Bills team came off the field to check on him. The game was stopped for a while while Jackson was taken to the hospital.

The coach had a chance to speak with Jackson before he was taken to the hospital.

It shows a lot about the guys, how much they care about each other. The game is important and trying to win a game is important, but there's bigger things, especially at that moment when your teammate's down there and just trying to care for him.

Jackson, a 2020 seventh-round pick out of the Pittsburgh, has been the Bills' No. 1 defensive back. When Jackson left the game, rookies Christian Benford and Kaiir Elam took his place.