The Atlanta Falcons versus Chicago Bears Sunday matchup took a concerning turn inside the Mercedes Benz Dome. Players on both sides paused and prayed momentarily. All following a scary moment involving Falcons linebacker Kendal Daniels on the NFL Injury front.

Daniels slid for his tackle attempt during a defensive play. But his head slammed into the shin of Bears tight end Colston Loveland. Daniels clutched his head momentarily, before trainers attended to him.

Then a stretcher came out to lure Daniels to a nearby hospital. He left the game officially during the third quarter.

The Falcons, however, shared this promising update during the fourth quarter.

“Kendal Daniels is alert and has movement in all his extremities. He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital for further evaluation,” the franchise posted on the social media website X, formerly known as Twitter.

Daniels put together a stellar outing before the scary collision, delivering seven tackles on the field. Only Sydney Brown produced more tackles than the rookie linebacker.

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Daniels arrived to Atlanta and head coach Kevin Stefanski as a fourth round draft find out of Oklahoma State. He once earned Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Year in 2022, and eventually became one of the last players of the Mike Gundy era. Atlanta swooped him up as the 134th overall pick.

The 6-foot-5 ‘backer entered the Sunday contest with 16 solo tackles including one sack, the latter coming against the Baltimore Ravens last Sunday. Now Atlanta may have to operate without him in the coming weeks following his injury scare.