ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 18: Carlos Hyde #28 of the San Francisco 49ers is tackled by Ricardo Allen #37, Keanu Neal #22 and Deion Jones #45 of the Atlanta Falcons during the second half at the Georgia Dome on December 18, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Falcons safety suffers nasty hand injury, still plays the next defensive series

That's impressive.

Some NFL players claim to be true beasts and warriors playing through pain, but Atlanta's Keanu Neal might be the toughest of them. During the Falcons' game against the 49ers he suffered a pretty nasty hand injury:

And in case you wanted a closer look:

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I think I'll be alright not seeing that again. But Neal was cool with it as he ended up getting in on the next defensive series and finished the game with 11 total tackles and two passes defended in the 41-13 win.

[h/t For The Win]