Green Bay Packers star Jayden Reed is expected to be out for the rest of the NFL season after suffering a frightening neck injury in Week 2.
During their win over the New York Jets, Reed, 26, was hit awkwardly by Demario Davis, resulting in him lying motionless on the MetLife Stadium turf.
He was rushed to hospital where he stayed overnight for observation and evaluation although it was confirmed he had feeling and movement of his extremities.
In the latest update, Packers head coach Matt LaFleur has since confirmed that Reed will undergo surgery on the neck injury, likely ruling him out for the season.
When asked if it could potentially end Reed’s playing career, LaFleur said: ‘From my understanding no, but he will be out for a significant amount of time.’
He continued: ‘Any time you go through a situation like that, it’s a pretty scary deal.
Packers star Jayden Reed is expected to be out for the NFL season after suffering a neck injury
Reed was carted off the field on a spinal board and rushed to hospital with a neck injury
‘I didn’t even realize the magnitude at the time but certainly when I was out there [on the field] with him and seeing what was going on, it shocks you.
‘It jolts you a little bit because you never want to see anybody in that position let alone one of your own guys.’
After the incident, Reed wrote on X: ‘Doing much better, appreciate all the prayers and support.’
Meanwhile, in the days that followed, Reed’s girlfriend, Aneisha Cox, took to her TikTok account to share her story from the ordeal.
‘Jayden is doing very good,’ she said. ‘It’s 100% a day-by-day type of recovery, BUT, when we say god is real…’.
She added: ‘Everyone wants to be a WAG, everyone wants to be in this type of life, until it comes to these situations. And unfortunately, it’s a matter of when not if.
‘You never think it’s going to be you or your significant other until that call comes through or you’re literally watching that game on TV.’
Cox shared that after seeing her partner go down she started ‘immediately looking at flights, figuring out how I could get there the quickest.’
Jayden Reed’s girlfriend, Aneisa Cox, shared an update after he suffered a scary injury
She eventually drove to nearby Appleton, Wisconsin, and ‘got on the next flight available’, flying to New York via a connection in Detroit.
She revealed: ‘It was so cute though, somehow they had recognized me on my second flight from Detroit to New York and they gave me a cute little goodie bag.
‘I finally got to Jayden. But just imagine the chaos. Everyone texting, calling your phone, you’re trying to figure out how to just get to him, make him your only priority at that moment.
‘But that is why we have the resources we have, that’s why we have each other and that’s why we always put God first.’
