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This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.Reed was hospitalized overnight and eventually posted on his Instagram account that he was "doing much better." He had movement in his extremities.SCARY SCENE AS JAYDEN REED CARTED OFF ON SPINE BOARD DURING PACKERS GAME AGAINST THE JETSGreen Bay Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed is carted off the field with an apparent injury during the first quarter against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on Sept.20, 2026.
(IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)But it's not all good news.Reed is out for the remainder of the season, Packers coach Matt LaFleur said on Wednesday.And Reed will require neck surgery, the coach added."It will be a season-ending," LaFleur said during his press conference.
"Yeah, he'll be out, unfortunately.He let me know yesterday.
He's going to have to have surgery as well."The coach said Reed will be out "a significant amount of time" but doesn't believe this is a career-ending surgery.That optimism depends on the surgery and rehabilitation progressing as hoped.Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed runs with the ball during an NFL football game against the New York Jets in East Rutherford, N.J., on Sunday, Sept.
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DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!It also depends on Reed eventually weighing the risks of playing again versus the risk of suffering another neck injury and what that would mean.But Reed is typically a very motivated player who loves the game."It's tough on him," LaFleur said.
"He's a guy that, you know, he wants to be out there and compete.And certainly I think that anytime you go through a situation like that, it's it's a pretty scary deal."...I didn't even realize...