Patriots’ Isaiah Bolden to stay hospitalized over night

GREEN BAY, Wis.– The Patriots and Packers had their preseason video game Saturday night suspended early in the 4th quarter after New England novice cornerback Isaiah Bolden taken in a hit from a colleague that caused him being debilitated, put on a stretcher and hauled off the field.

The Patriots stated Bolden had “sensation in all his extremities” however will stay hospitalized in the Green Bay location over night for observation. The group prepares an upgrade on his condition by 8 a.m. on Sunday.

” We’re all stating a prayer for Isaiah,” Patriots coach Expense Belichick stated. “Value the method the league managed it. I believe that was the ideal thing to do.”

With 10:29 staying in the 4th quarter, referee John Hussey revealed to the crowd at Lambeau Field: “At the arrangement of both head coaches and group management, we have actually chosen to suspend play for the night. The video game is formally over.”

Belichick stated the injury put things in viewpoint, including: “We’re all extremely lucky.” Packers coach Matt LaFleur called it “a really frightening ending to the video game” and stated he concurred with the choice to call it.

The Patriots, who experimented the Packers on Wednesday and Thursday, were leading 21-17 at the time.

Bolden was covering a slant pass towards the within part of the field and hit colleague Calvin Munson He stayed down on the ground, and as medical workers showed up, the whole Patriots group eventually collected on the field and knelt close by.

Packers novice receiver Malik Heath, who captured the hand down the play, stated he didn’t recognize precisely what took place till the play was over. He then recognized the hurt gamer was Bolden, whom he understands from their college days. Heath is from Jackson, Mississippi, the exact same town where Bolden went to college at Jackson State.

” I understand him, so I didn’t wish to end up [the game],” Heath stated. “I felt bad, too. It was an advantage we didn’t complete it. It was frightening, too. That might’ve occurred to me on the hit.”

Captain Matthew Slater, the Patriots’ longest-tenured gamer, led gamers in a prayer. Slater was later on seen consulting with Belichick and LaFleur on the field.

Patriots gamers after the video game stated the scene advised them of what took place to Damar Hamlin last season, when the Buffalo Expenses cornerback suffered heart attack on the field throughout “Monday Night Football.”

” Our main issue is Isaiah, his wellness, and our entire group is wishing him,” Slater stated. “Simply hoping that things aren’t as severe as they appear.”

The 23-year-old Bolden was picked in the seventh complete of Jackson State, the only gamer prepared from an HBCU this year. In 2021, he led the country (both FBS and FCS) in kickoff return average at 36.6 backyards per effort and connected for the FCS lead with 2 kickoff returns for goals.

” He’s been a happiness to be around,” Slater stated of Bolden. “He’s a boy with a great deal of skill, constantly has a smile on his face, is constantly favorable, is constantly bringing terrific energy and effort to practice. … All the people enjoy him. He’s suited our locker space effortlessly.”

Saturday’s video game followed 2 days of joint practices in Green Bay, the second of which was spoiled by 6 different skirmishes. Patriots linebacker Anfernee Jennings and Packers linebacker Keshawn Banks were each tossed out of practice by their particular coaches. A few of that even rollovered to the pregame warmups, where gamers needed to be separated.

” It was a quite chippy week all in all,” LaFleur stated. “It sort of got intensified in the pregame a bit. Simply wished to ensure there wasn’t going to be any issues postgame. The regard that we have for each other, let’s leave here and go house. …

” I believed it remained in the very best interests for both groups. Coach Belichick and I talked on the field to take the action that we took. There’s a great deal of great that we have actually had more than the last couple days, however it’s tough to consider much of that. Simply hope that boy’s going to be okay.”