Cardinals’ Andre Baccellia taken off field on a stretcher after injuring neck on kickoff return

By Canadian Press on December 14, 2025.

HOUSTON (AP) — Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Andre Baccellia was taken off the field on a stretcher after being injured on a kickoff return Sunday against the Houston Texans.

The Cardinals announced he has a neck injury and will not return to the game.

Baccellia returned the kick 26 yards just before halftime before being taken down in a group of several players. He remained on the ground for several minutes while medical staff tended to him as players from both teams looked on with concern.

The wide receiver was then immobilized and placed on a stretcher before being taken off the field. He raised his right arm in the air and gave a thumbs up as he was taken off the field.

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Kristie Rieken, The Associated Press

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