Miami Dolphins’ Grant DuBose Taken Off Field on Stretcher After Tackle

A Week in the Life of a NFL Player

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Grant DuBose has been hospitalized after suffering a head injury during an NFL game.

While facing off against the Houston Texans in Houston Dec. 15, the athlete sustained a helmet-to-helmet hit by Texans safety Calen Bullock during the third quarter.

DuBose, 23, initially received medical attention on the scene. Staff unscrewed his facemask from his helmet and cut off his jersey, before wheeling him away on a stretcher, with his arms and legs strapped down and while wearing a neck brace, according to multiple reports.

"Dolphins WR Grant DuBose has been ruled out with a head injury," the Dolphins said on X, formerly Twitter. "He is in stable condition and being taken to a local hospital for further evaluation."

While he was being treated on the field, DuBose's teammates gathered nearby and huddled in a circle in prayer.

"We all prayed for him as a team," fellow Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill told reporters after the game, which the Texans won 20-12. "The word is he's in good spirits right now. He’s moving, so that's all that matters."

Bullock, 21, was flagged for unnecessary roughness on the play.

Dubose, who is from Montgomery, Ala., was originally drafted by the Green Bay Packers in 2023 and was made a Dolphins player in August. This marked his first game with the team since September, when he suffered a shoulder injury and was placed on injured reserve.

Tagovailoa—who had suffered three diagnosed concussions over the span of two years, most recently during an NFL game in September—continued, "We all know I’ve gone through something very similar, and that's no fun. You never want to be put in any of those situations, but you also understand that this is a physical sport, it's a contact sport."

He added, "I just think of what I could have done to have not put Grant in that situation."

Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud also expressed support for Dubose.

“First I just wanna send prayers to Grant," he said in a postgame interview with CBS Sports. "Tough situation right there. Hoping that he’s okay. Praying for his recovery and he can get back on the field."