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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A member of the chain crew was taken to the hospital with a broken kneecap at a game between Detroit and New Orleans when Saints running back Alvin Kamara tackled him.
Saints spokesman Doug Miller said Nick Piazza is in stable condition at University Hospital.
The game was delayed in the first half so physicians from both teams could treat Piazza as he lay on the field along the Detroit sideline.
Plaza’s legs went out from under him after Lions linebacker Derrick Barnes pushed Kamara hard, causing the running back to lose his footing at the New Orleans 18-yard line. Piazza was writhing on the ground and Kamara was looking at him.
An air cast was placed on Piazza’s leg and he was taken off the field to an ambulance.
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Miller said the team hopes to have more information about Piazza’s condition on Monday.
This was the first time since 2010 that a member of the chain crew was taken from a Saints game in the Superdome. That season, Saints receiver Courtney Roby had a head-on collision with chain crew member Al Nastasi Jr. while Roby was serving as the gunner on punt coverage during a game against the Cleveland Browns.
Nastasi suffered a blow to the head on the turf and was admitted to the neuro-intensive care unit. He eventually recovered and returned to work with the chain crew.
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