Unfortunately, the preseason game between the Green Bay Packers and New England Patriots was suspended in the fourth quarter following an injury to Patriots rookie Isaiah Bolden. The apparent head and neck injury required Bolden to be carted off the field on a stretcher.
He was transported to a hospital in Green Bay and held over night. This morning, the Patriots released the following update on Bolden’s condition.
The New England Patriots Release Statement Regarding Isaiah Bolden Following Injury vs the Green Bay Packers
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Per the Patriots’ press release:
“After undergoing a series of evaluations and being held for overnight observations, Patriots cornerback Isaiah Bolden has been released from the Aurora Bay Medical Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where he was transported to after sustaining an on-field injury in the fourth quarter of Saturday night’s preseason game between the New England Patriots and the Green Bay Packers. Isaiah will travel with the team today.
“We thank the medical staff at Aurora Bay Medical Center for their overnight evaluations, as well as the Patriots and Packers medical staffs for their immediate on-field response and care in transporting Isaiah to a nearby hospital. Due to the circumstances surrounding the abrupt and unexpected ending to last night’s game, the Patriots will return to Foxborough today. The joint practices that were scheduled with the Tennessee Titans on Tuesday and Wednesday are cancelled. The team will train in Foxborough this week and fly to Nashville on Thursday for Friday night’s game.”
It is good news that Bolden was able to be released today and that he is able to travel home with the team today.
It is noteworthy that the Patriots have cancelled their joint practices with the Tennessee Titans this week. Their practices with the Packers got extremely chippy and there were several fights over the course of the two days. Perhaps head coach Bill Belichick is aware that emptions are high on his team right now and does not want anything negative to happen as a result.
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