Jets guard Xavier Newman was hospitalized with a neck injury

PITTSBURGH – New York Jets guard Xavier Newman was carted off the field and taken to a local hospital for a neck injury he suffered Sunday night at Acrisure Stadium.

Newman was injured during an interception return in the third quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The 1.90 meter tall, 110 kilogram guard was knocked over by linebacker Patrick Queen, who blocked the return.

Newman landed on his back and lay motionless for several minutes before being strapped to a spineboard.

Worried players knelt around Newman as he received medical attention. Newman was transported by ambulance and there was movement in his limbs, NBC Sports reported during the broadcast.

Newman is a backup, but he was in the game for Alijah Vera-Tucker, who left in the second quarter with an ankle injury.