Jalen McMillan injury update: Latest news on Buccaneers WR after scary injury originally appeared on The Sporting News
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Jalen McMillan has suffered a scary injury in the preseason Week 2 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The injury occurred in the first quarter of the contest on the Bucs’ offensive series of the game. McMillan went up to make a catch and was dealt a huge blow by Steelers cornerback Daryl Porter Jr., which led to McMillan falling on his head and neck.
McMillan hit the ground very hard and there was obvious concern among the players from both teams as they gathered around him on the field.
Here’s the latest update on McMillan.
There is no official update on McMillan from the team, as NFL squads aren’t required to give injury updates in preseason games.
However, Christopher Carter of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that McMillan is up and talking to trainers, so that’s certainly a great sign for him.
Here’s a look at the play in which McMillan got hurt.
We’ll update this page when more information becomes available.
