Philadelphia Eagles Sam Bradford Suffers Concussion

The Philadelphia Eagles lost quarterback Sam Bradford during its game against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. The quarterback went down in the third quarter of the game due to a concussion and injured left shoulder.

However, the X-rays were negative as announced by Philadelphia during the fourth quarter. Mark Sanchez came into the game to replace Bradford. The Dolphins won the game 20-19. The Eagles later revealed a diagnosis showing that Bradford suffered a concussion. The team waited for additional updates on the condition of Bradford after the game, according to coach Chip Kelly or Philadelphia.

Linebacker Chris McCain of Miami sacked Bradford, who landed on his left shoulder. He was able to walk off the field as Sanchez replaced him.

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The Sunday game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Miami Dolphins was the ninth start of Sam Bradford in the regular season. He missed all the games in 2014 and half of the games in 2013 due to a pair of tears on his left ACL when he was with the St. Louis Rams. During his five-season stint with St. Louis, Bradford missed a total of forty-one games.

The third quarter sequence was similar to what happened on November 2, 2014 for the Eagles. Last year, quarterback Nick Foles was also sacked from behind and suffered a broken left collarbone. He was out for the rest of the season.

Foles was also replaced by Sanchez in that game. Sanchez led Philadelphia to a victory over the Houston Texans 31-21. The rest of that season saw Sanchez going 4-4 as the starting quarterback of Philadelphia.

However, the game on Sunday had a different ending as Sanchez appeared ineffective against the Dolphins. He finished with 14 of 23 for 156 yards. He was also intercepted at the end zone, which could have been a scoring drive for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Posted by Andre Monohan on Sunday November 15 2015, 10:35 PM EST. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under World. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0