In the first quarter of the Wild Card Round game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Seattle Seahawks, Cowboys receiver Allen Hurns suffered a gruesome injury to his left ankle. Hurns was carted off with what was later revealed to be a dislocated ankle and a fractured knee. You can see the video here, if you’re so inclined (warning: the video is very graphic).
Allen Hurns suffers gruesome leg injury in Cowboys’ playoff win over Seahawks
The Cowboys wide receiver was carted off in wild card round, vows to “come back on a mission.”
Players from both teams surrounded Hurns while he was receiving medical attention on the ground:
Head coach Jason Garrett came on the field and held Hurns’ hand as he was being put onto the back of the cart.
Hurns was taken to a local hospital and then underwent surgery:
Hurns won’t be able to play as the Cowboys move on to the Divisional Round, but expects to be good to go before next season:
The wide receiver thanked his well wishers on Sunday.
And he revealed that it wasn’t pain, but disgust that had him shaken up on the field:
Hurns finished his first season in Dallas with 20 catches for 295 yards and two touchdowns. Before joining the Cowboys, he spent four seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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