Ben Utecht taken to hospital after suffering concussion
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There were some scary moments at Bengals camp earlier tonight when tight end Ben Utecht suffered a concussion that left him motionless on the field for 12 minutes. Per Bengals.com, Utecht was conscious and had motion and sensation in his upper and lower extremities. He was taken to a local hospital as a precaution. The Bengals already have lost tight end Reggie Kelly to a ruptured Achilles' tendon. Kelly was placed on injured reserve today. The team has three other tight ends on the roster, including rookie Chase Coffman.
Ben Utecht suffers a bad concussion
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First, Reggie Kelly suffers a season ending injury. Second, Ben Utecht was put on a stretcher, placed in ambulance and was taken to Georgetown Community Hospital, writes Geoff Hobson.
Utecht went down in a heap following a play in a half line blocking drill during live action in a practice in full pads. As the team moved on to different parts of the field, left tackle Andrew Whitworth, who had Utecht sing at his wedding back in March, knelt to pray with his head down and a hand on one of Utecht's legs. ...
Kelly to IR, Utecht Suffers Concussion, Coats Day-to-Day
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... with a torn Achilles and TE/FB Daniel Coats was listed as day-to-day with a sprained ankle, TE Ben Utecht crumpled to the turf during a blocking drill tonight. He spent several minutes motionless on the field, but reportedly had movement and sensation in his extremities before leaving for the hospital. Initial reports are that he suffered a concussion. The trio of injury blows leaves fourth-round pick Chase Coffman as the team’s top TE, at least for the moment.
