BUFFALO, N.Y. - The New Orleans Saints say running back Daniel Lasco has feelings in his extremities after suffering a spinal injury making a tackle on a kickoff return during today's game at Buffalo.
Lasco was loaded into an ambulance on the field and taken to a hospital.
He was hurt six minutes into the second quarter when he appeared to lower his head while tackling Bills returner Brandon Tate.
Nearly the entire #Saints team rallied around Daniel Lasco before he was loaded into the ambulance pic.twitter.com/SIDGd2xVEK— Nick Veronica (@NickVeronica) November 12, 2017
Lasco played four seasons at the University of California, Berkeley. He gained 1,471 yards from scrimmage with 14 touchdowns his junior year. In 2015 as a senior, Lasco was limited to nine games and only totaled 355 yards.
The Sainst selected Lasco in the seventh round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
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