NFL looking into Washington FedExField incident after Eagles fans fall through railing per report
survived on Sunday, but the quarterback nearly fell victim to Washington's stadium afterward, with a crowd of Eagles fans falling right next to him after a near the tunnel to the visiting locker room. A day later, the NFL has begun looking into Washington and the postgame incident, , while several of the Eagles fans who fell are disputing the notion that stadium staffers offered them medical a sistance.Washington initially released the following statement Sunday night, after Hurts helped some of the
Greg Holland Jersey fans -- all of whom appeared unhurt at the time -- to their feet before exiting the field: "To our knowledge, everyone involved was offered onsite medical evaluation and left the stadium of their own accord. We're very glad no
DJ LeMahieu Jersey one appears to have been seriously injured. The safety of our fans and guests is of the utmost importance and we are looking into what occurred."Four of the fans who fell through the collapsed railing, however, told McManus they suffered injuries. One of them, 26-year-old New Mike Naimoli of New Jersey, even spent the night in a nearby emergency room, where he was fitted with a neck brace and diagnosed with a cervical strain and head injury. All four, meanwhile, said stadium officials did not offer onsite medical help. Pick Six Newsletter Crafted By
Chris Iannetta Jersey The Best NFL Experts Get the day's big stories + fun stuff you love like mock drafts, picks and power rankings. I agree to receive the "Pick Six Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. By pre sing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the and acknowledge Paramount's . Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Thanks for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. Sorry! There was an error proce sing your subscription. "They didn't ask if anyone was hurt," another fan, 26-year-old Andrew Collins, told McManus, "and they sure as hell didn't ask if anybody
Chris Rusin Jersey needed medical attention. The only thing the staff said to us was to get the 'F' off the field."A Washington spokesperson said the area where the fans gathered after the game "was for disabled people designed for wheelchair acce s," per McManus, "and that the railing is not load-bearing and is therefore not designed to withstand hundreds of
Sam Hilliard Jersey pounds leaning into it." But several of the fans who fell have indicated "they were granted acce s to the area by a member of stadium security, and that there was no signage indicating it was a restricted area." after the incident, FedExField officials used zip ties to secure the collapsed railing after the stadium had been cleared out. Earlier this season, during Washington's Week 1 lo s to the , FedExField endured a separate malfunction, per ESPN, with a rainwater-collection pipe breaking and soaking a small section of fans.
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