It was a scary scene during the Panthers’ loss to the Lions when left guard Chandler Zavala went down with a neck injury in the first quarter. He was taken to a local Detroit hospital.
When the injury occurred, Zavala went down and was motionless, face down on the field. Medical staff rolled him over and got him immobilized on a spine board, then carted him off the field as the entire Carolina sideline surrounded Zavala to show their support.
He did give a thumbs up from the cart, and a team spokesman later confirmed that while Zavala remains at the hospital, there are some encouraging developments.