GREEN BAY, Wisc. — The Patriots and Packers had their preseason game Saturday night suspended early in the fourth quarter after New England rookie cornerback Isaiah Bolden absorbed a hit from a teammate that led to him being immobilized, placed on a stretcher and carted off the field.
The Patriots said Bolden had «feeling in all his extremities» but will remain hospitalized in the Green Bay area overnight for observation.
The team plans an update on his condition by 8 a.m. on Sunday. «We're all saying a prayer for Isaiah,» Patriots coach Bill Belichick said. «Appreciate the way the league handled it.
I think that was the right thing to do.» With 10:29 remaining in the fourth quarter, referee John Hussey announced to the crowd at Lambeau Field: «At the agreement of both head coaches and team leadership, we have elected to suspend play for the evening.