Parham, 24, who seemed, by all accounts, to be limp in the wake of hitting his head, stayed for a considerable length of time as clinical staff followed him and must be removed from the field.
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The Los Angeles Chargers' initial drive finished with four straight deficiencies from the 5-yard line and a turnover on downs, yet the guarded stop was dominated by an alarming physical issue.
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| Los Angeles Chargers tight end Donald Parham leaves the field on a stretcher after an injury during the first half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis |
Donald Parham Jr., a second-year tight end from Stetson University, dropped a pass from Justin Herbert on fourth down and seemed to hit the rear of his head on the turf when he landed.
Donald Parham injured
Parham's facemask was taken out and he was put on a backboard. His hands and arms gave off an impression of being shaking as he was taken from the field.
The Chargers declared in no time before 9:30 p.m. that Parham was in stable condition "going through tests, imaging, and assessment for a head injury at UCLA Harbor Medical Center."
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| Team officials attend to Los Angeles Chargers tight end Donald Parham as he stays down after an injury during the first half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) |
Donald Parham
a 6-foot-8 local of Lakeland, Florida, went undrafted in 2019 He endorsed with Detroit, however was delivered later new kid on the block minicamp and later endorsed with Washington.
Parham went to an instructional course and went through seven days on Washington's training crew last season.
He then, at that point, played for the Dallas Renegades of the XFL before marking with the Chargers in April 2020.
Parham showed up in 13 games last season, including five beginnings, and piled up 10 gets for 159 yards with three scores.
He has begun 10 of the Chargers' 14 games this season, including Thursday against the Chiefs, with 20 gets for 190 yards and another three scores.
Parham then, at that point, seemed to hit the rear of his head on the ground and didn't get up.
The second-year NFL player was tended to by clinical staff who required a backboard to get him off the field. Parham's facemask was likewise eliminated as coaches cared for him.
NFL fans watching the extraordinary fight between the AFC West adversaries were quickly worried for Parham.
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Facemask off, backboard out for Donald Parham after he appeared to knock himself out trying to make a fourth down catch.
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Extremely scary sightDonald Parham gets knocked out and the cameraman comes running in for the extreme closeup … bruh pic.twitter.com/81rKKuW3Fp
— T̷R̷O̷Y̷ ̷H̷U̷G̷H̷E̷S̷ (@TommySledge) December 17, 2021
That's completely gut wrenching. Prayers up for Donald Parham.
It will never not be amazing to me that these two teams are able to just pretend they didn’t just see Parham like that and go play football. I know it happens all the time, but it’s always somewhat surreal to me.
Man. That wasn’t the visual we all wanted as Donald Parham was moved off the field on a stretcher. That was tough to watch.
Scary scene on that field right now. Players put their livelihood on the line every time they step in between those lines. Prayers up for Donald Parham
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