TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Russell Gage and New York Jets cornerbacks coach Tony Oden were both carted off the field after separate injuries during the teams’ joint practice Wednesday.
Gage suffered a non-contact knee injury during the session and Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles said it appears “pretty serious.”
Gage, who had 51 catches for 426 yards and five touchdowns last season, went down during 7-on-7 drills and appeared to be in tears as he was carted off.
“I can tell by the way that he was sitting on the truck that it was probably something that happened pretty bad,” Bowles said. “Our hearts go out to him and we’ll see how it goes.”
Meanwhile, Oden was injured when he took what Jets coach Robert Saleh called “some friendly fire” during one of the half-dozen or so skirmishes during the practice.
After players were separated, Oden was down on the grass and trainers and medical personnel attended to him. The 50-year-old assistant coach appeared to not move for a few moments but was able to sit up on the cart as he was taken inside the facility before heading to the hospital.