A scary moment happened in Arkansas vs. Mississippi after a Razorback cornerback Kani Walker had to be carted off the field.
The incident happened on the first play of the fourth quarter at Vaught Hemingway Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 13. Mississippi quarterback Trinidad Chambliss found Deuce Alexander for a 35-yard strike to get into Arkansas territory.
However, Kani Walker took an inadvertent knee to the back of the helmet and stayed down on the field. Team personnel attended to Walker for several minutes as it appeared to be a serious injury. The mood was somber as players from both teams looked on while EMS workers also came onto the field and removed Walker’s helmet.
A cart came on the field and Walker was later loaded onto a stretcher. Once on it, the Arkansas team huddled around their hurt teammate as he was taken off to a round of applause from the crowd.
Walker gave the thumbs up as he was taken off the field.
The ESPN broadcast reported Walker was being transported to a local hospital out of precaution and that he was moving his extremities.
Walker is in his first year with Arkansas after transferring from Oklahoma. He has recorded seven tackles and three passes defended in the first two games of the season.