Jason Smith Injury: Rams OT Avoids "Major Damage"

by Ryan Van Bibber on Oct 23, 2011 8:53 PM CDT in 2011 NFL regular season

St. Louis Rams offensive tackle Jason Smith looked like he suffered a very serious injury today against the Dallas Cowboys. Smith hit his head and neck pretty hard on the leg of a Dallas defender in the first quarter. He left the game on a stretcher and was taken to a local hospital for further evaluation. Fortunately for Smith and the Rams, Smith appears to have avoided what could have been a devastating injury.

According to the team, tests on Smith revealed "no major damage." He has a strained neck and a possible concussion, but he will return with the team on the flight back to St. Louis tonight.

You can see a video of the hit here.

It's a huge relief. Nobody wants to see a football player suffer that kind of injury. Hopefully Smith can get healthy again soon, but we'll see how things progress. This is the second time he suffered a concussion as a pro.

Defensive tackle Darell Scott also suffered a head and neck injury. His tests were negative for anything serious.

It continues a season marked by serious injuries for the Rams.

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glad he's ok

hate seeing things like this

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by VTramsFan on Oct 23, 2011 8:59 PM CDT reply actions

Yea it would really suck if he was badly hurt then we release him at the end of the season....

Now it won’t be so bad when he leaves.

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by SMASH44 on Oct 24, 2011 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions

Thank God it isn't bad. I hope they are both healthy soon

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by Douglas M on Oct 23, 2011 9:16 PM CDT reply actions

These rams are made of styrofoam

by joemammaz on Oct 23, 2011 9:29 PM CDT reply actions

Smith

has always been on the fragile side. He is definitely not cut out for the NFL.
With Spags/Devaney/McDaniels infixation on TE’s i’m surprised we haven’t tried converting him back. Maybe we can recoup some of our cash. Of corse he’d probably end up playing about as much as Hoomafuck….
This team is pitiful.

by ZamRam on Oct 24, 2011 5:23 AM CDT up reply actions