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A 49ers defensive lineman collapsed and had to be taken away by ambulance on Sunday during a scary moment at the team’s practice in Santa Clara, California.
Tarron Jackson had just been blocked during an 11-on-11 team drill when he suddenly collapsed on the field and team trainers rushed to his side to tend to him.
After a few minutes, Jackson was placed on a stretcher and put in an ambulance that transported him to Stanford Hospital, the San Francisco Standard reported.
49ers coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters after the practice that Jackson had been conscious and was able to move his extremities before being taken to a local hospital.
Practice did continue after the incident.
“It’s always hard like that, especially when guys watch that,” Shanahan said, according to NBC Sports Bay Area. “We were close to him, so we could hear him talking, see everything moving, so I just told the guys that, which eases them up a little bit for the biggest fears.
“I asked them if they were OK to continue to go, and they all yelled ‘yes’ and we finished the last period and a half.”
The 49ers are still in the early stages of training camp and have not practiced with pads on yet.
Jackson had signed with the 49ers’ practice squad in January before being signed to a futures contract following the 2024 season.
He has spent training camp working with the third-string defensive line this year.
Jackson is a fourth-year pro out of Coastal Carolina, who spent the first three years of his career with the Eagles before splitting last season with the Eagles, Panthers and 49ers.
He has 24 games under his belt in his NFL career and recorded 18 tackles and one sack.
The incident was a reminder for Jackson’s teammates “not to take any day for granted,” Christian McCaffrey said.
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