Several NFL Players Season Over After Painful Sunday

02 Nov, 2015

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Ricardo Lockette will have neck surgery and miss the remainder of the National Football League season, the team announced on Monday.

The procedure, to stabilize ligament damage incurred in a collision in Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys, will be performed later on Monday in Dallas.

Lockette has full movement in all his extremities, according to the team.

Lockette collapsed to the field after a high-speed helmet-to-helmet collision with Cowboys safety Jeff Heath.

Steelers All-Pro running back Le’Veon Bell is done for the season after Pittsburgh placed him on injured reserve Monday.

Bell hurt his right knee in a 16-10 loss against Cincinnati on Sunday.

Bell caught a pass from Ben Roethlisberger in the second quarter Sunday and his right knee twisted awkwardly underneath him during a tackle by linebacker Vontaze Burfict.

Ravens Wide Receiver Steve Smith Sr. had five catches and 82 yards against the Chargers when he went to the ground awkwardly, clutching his Achilles. After the game, coach John Harbaugh confirmed fears that Smith had torn his Achilles.

The 36-year-old has been adamant that this would be his final season in the NFL, so he might have played his last game on the same day he surpassed Cris Carter for 10th overall on the all-time receiving yards list.

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