Kendal Daniels taken off field on stretcher during Falcons vs Bears game with neck injury

NBC Sports’ ProFootballTalk and Yahoo Sports reported that Atlanta Falcons rookie linebacker Kendal Daniels was taken off the field on a stretcher during Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears and was ruled out with a neck injury. ProFootballTalk said Daniels was injured while tackling Bears tight end Colston Loveland, when his facemask struck Loveland’s knee. Medical personnel attended to him for several minutes before immobilizing his neck and removing him from the field. Yahoo Sports also reported the stretcher removal. No more specific diagnosis or recovery timeline was provided in the reports.