In somewhat harrowing news, it’s come to light that the LA Chargers team doctor, while administering a pain-killer injection to Tyrod Taylor’s ribs shortly before kickoff on Sunday, punctured one of the quarterback’s lungs in the process.
So as it stands, the complication was actually a huge, huge mistake.
The Chargers’ team doctor accidentally punctured his own quarterback Tyrod Taylor’s lung just before kickoff Sunday while trying to administer a pain-killing injection to the quarterback’s cracked ribs, league and team sources told ESPN.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 23, 2020
Taylor was set to make his second start of the season against the Kansas City Chiefs before mysteriously coming down with chest pain that sent him to the hospital during Sunday’s game.