EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Chip Trayanum was taken to a hospital with a neck injury after earlier running for a touchdown in the New York Jets' 23-6 preseason loss to the Giants on Friday night.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Chip Trayanum was taken to a hospital with a neck injury after earlier running for a touchdown in the New York Jets' 23-6 preseason loss to the Giants on Friday night.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Chip Trayanum was taken to a hospital with a neck injury after earlier running for a touchdown in the New York Jets’ 23-6 preseason loss to the Giants on Friday night.
The Jets announced that Trayanum, an undrafted rookie running back from Toledo, was awake, alert and had movement in his extremities.
Trayanum saw extended snaps as the Jets’ Aaron Glenn and Giants’ John Harbaugh rested almost all of their projected starters in the preseason finale. With 10 seconds remaining before halftime and with the ball deep in their own territory, the Jets opted to hand it off to Trayanum — who was immediately walloped by Trace Ford.
Jets players and coaches remained on the field — many on their knees and praying — as Trayanum was examined in a scary and eerily quiet scene at MetLife Stadium. He was put in a neck brace, strapped to a backboard and loaded onto a cart and driven off the field.
The 24-year-old native of Akron, Ohio, played a major role on offense early with the Jets (1-2).
After Marcelino McCrary-Ball intercepted Jameis Winston — who started in place of Jaxson Dart — on a pass intended for Odell Beckham Jr. that was deflected by Qwan’tez Stiggers, the Jets’ offense hit the ground running.
The Jets ran on 10 straight plays, including nine by Trayanum, who capped the drive with 1-yard touchdown run. Rookie quarterback Cade Klubnik, starting in place of Geno Smith, had the other rush on a 6-yard scramble.
Jason Sanders, who won the Jets’ kicker competition this week by beating out Cade York, was wide left on the extra point. He also was short on a 54-yard field-goal attempt.
With the Giants (2-1) driving deep in Jets territory on their next possession, McCrary-Ball punched the ball out of Braxton Berrios’ hands and Stiggers recovered in the end zone for a touchback.
The Jets couldn’t take advantage and went three-and-out. A 16-yard run by Tyrone Tracy and a 23-yard catch by Beckham got the Giants to the 6, and Tracy ran it in to put the Giants up 7-6 with 28 seconds left in the opening quarter.
Klubnik has a so-so showing in his bid to be the Jets’ No. 2 QB
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