Dolphins’ Grant DuBose was stretchered off after the hit and is in the hospital

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  • Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNDecember 15, 2024, 3:32 PM ET

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      Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills before moving to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE breaking news award and the South Carolina Press Association award for business writing in 2018.

HOUSTON – Miami Dolphins wide receiver Grant DuBose is being taken to a hospital after suffering a head injury following a helmet-to-helmet hit that immobilized him during Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans.

The Dolphins said he is in stable condition and receiving further evaluation.

DuBose did not move after being hit by Texans safety Calen Bullock and received medical attention for approximately 11 minutes before being loaded onto a stretcher and quickly carted off the field. During that time, the medical staff removed his face mask and helmet and eventually appeared to cut off his jersey.

For several minutes, DuBose was shirtless as he continued to receive medical attention. He did not appear to move at any point during the process, was placed on a spine board with his arms and legs strapped down, and was wearing a neck brace when he was taken off the field.

At one point while he was down, the dolphins moved away from him and into a circle where they knelt and appeared to be praying. Miami coach Mike McDaniel and Houston coach DeMeco Ryans embraced at one point while he was still on the field.

Bullock was flagged for unnecessary roughness for hitting a defenseless receiver on the play.

It was DuBose’s first game since Week 2, when he was placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury. This is his first season with the Dolphins, who claimed him off waivers in August.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.