There was a moment during Week 15 that suddenly made the football game between the Miami Dolphins and Houston Texans not matter all that much. Dolphins wide receiver Grant DuBose suffered a serious injury after sustaining a hard hit to his head during the second half and left the field on a stretcher.
Fortunately, the Dolphins had a positive update on DuBose less than 24 hours after he needed to go to a hospital.
“After sustaining a head injury in yesterday’s game, Grant DuBose remained at a local Houston hospital for evaluation overnight,” wrote the officials Dolphins X (formerly Twitter) account. “He has movement in all extremities and initial tests have revealed positive results.
“He remains under the care of doctors for continued observation.”
DuBose received a helmet-to-helmet hit from Texans safety Calen Bullock during the third quarter of Week 15. DuBose stayed on the field motionless for more than 10 minutes.
During that time, the Dolphins and Texans engaged in multiple prayers.
The medical personnel cut his facemask, helmet, jersey and pads before placing him on a spine board strapped onto a stretcher. The personnel then took DuBose to Memorial Hermann Hospital.
Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill called the incident “scary” to reporters after the game.
Bullock received an unnecessary roughness penalty because DuBose was considered a defenseless receiver on the play.
Dolphins WR Grant DuBose Suffers Serious Injury in NFL Return
It’s customary for NFL players, if they are able to, to give the crowd a thumbs up after leaving the field on a stretcher. On December 15, DuBose didn’t do that.
Granted, DuBose’s arms were tied down to the spine board, so it’s possible that he tried to give the thumbs up. But the crowd was still left wondering whether DuBose could move his extremities.
The good news is the Dolphins update on December 16 indicated that he can.
Obviously, players never want to leave the field on a stretcher. But DuBose injury was particularly unfortunate because he just returned from injured reserve one day before the Dolphins played the Texans. Before Week 15, DuBose hadn’t played since September 12.
The Green Bay Packers drafted DuBose in the seventh round of the 2023 NFL draft. He was the No. 256 pick of the class.
After the Packers released the 23-year-old following the 2024 preseason, DuBose joined the Dolphins on August 28. He has 2 catches and 11 receiving yards this season.
Dolphins, Texans Praying for DuBose
The Texans captured a key victory against the Dolphins in Week 15. But a lot of players and coaches from both teams offered their prayers for DuBose before engaging in any analysis of the game with the media.
“First I just wanna send prayers to Grant [DuBose],” Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud said at the beginning of his postgame interview with CBS Sports.
“I would like to start off just giving all praise, honor and glory to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ … prayers go out to Grant DeBose,” said Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans.
Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel also began his postgame press conference expressing his hope for a speedy recovery for DeBose.
Bullock conveyed regret for the hit he delivered on the Dolphins receiver.
“I was praying that he would be OK,” Bullock told reporters, via ESPN’s Marcel Louis-Jacques. “I wasn’t trying to go out there and hurt nobody.”
Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa held himself responsible for the injury.
“I’m my toughest critic when it comes to ball placement, when it comes to knowing where to go with the ball and all of that,” Tagovailoa told the media. “I just feel bad that I even put him in that situation to have gotten hit.”
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