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Player gets carted off field after incredibly brutal hit on a kickoff

This was horrific.

Memphis is currently leading UCLA 27-24 at halftime, but it didn't come without a tense moment. On a UCLA kickoff, a Memphis freshman special teams player took a nasty hit on a block and was down on the field for some time. Here's the hit that temporarily knocked out J.J. Russell.

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He had to be carted off the field on a back board the injury was so bad:

Fortunately, it appears that the Tiger will be alright after all.