{"id":308326,"date":"2025-08-22T10:29:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T10:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/308326\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T10:29:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T10:29:20","slug":"buccaneers-wide-receiver-suffers-serious-neck-injury-after-hit-in-steelers-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/308326\/","title":{"rendered":"Buccaneers wide receiver suffers serious neck injury after hit in Steelers game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Jalen McMillan (15) takes the field after half time during a preseason NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"hero-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/QL77FRBFSJC67LMNWICFIIIZ3Y.jpg\" \/>Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Jalen McMillan (15) takes the field after half time during a preseason NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Tampa, Fla.AP Photo\/Peter Joneleit<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"4U2HJEVLS5H7NK3UVPQGLNCOK4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/topic\/tampa-bay-buccaneers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/topic\/tampa-bay-buccaneers\/\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a> wide receiver <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/sports\/2025\/01\/jayden-daniels-leads-commanders-over-buccaneers-their-first-playoff-win-since-2006.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/sports\/2025\/01\/jayden-daniels-leads-commanders-over-buccaneers-their-first-playoff-win-since-2006.html\">Jalen McMillan<\/a> suffered a severely strained neck after a hit from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/steelers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/steelers\/\">Pittsburgh Steelers <\/a>cornerback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?client=safari&amp;rls=en&amp;q=daryl+porter+pennlive&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?client=safari&amp;rls=en&amp;q=daryl+porter+pennlive&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=UTF-8\">Daryl Porter<\/a> caused him land on his head and upper back, head coach Todd Bowles said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"LWBXSZFTWFGH5HUU5XW3BTOBMM\">On the play, McMillan skied to make a grab over the middle of the field, and Porter took out McMillan\u2019s legs, sending the second-year wide receiver tumbling head first into the grass. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--center skimlinks\">If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. 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