NFL: Denver Broncos defensive coach Wade Phillips stretchered off field after collision

BRONCOS defensive co-ordinator Wade Phillips was stretchered off the field at Denver after a San Diego player accidentally ran into him on the sideline.

Defensive co-ordinator Wade Phillips of the Denver Broncos is carted off.

BRONCOS defensive co-ordinator Wade Phillips was stretchered off the field in the second quarter of an NFL game at Denver on Sunday after a San Diego player accidentally ran into him on the sideline.

Phillips was knocked off his feet, falling backward and seeming to hit the back of his head when he hit the ground.

Defensive co-ordinator Wade Phillips is carted off the field.

The contest was stopped for several minutes as medical personnel attended to Phillips, who has also worked with the Chargers in his NFL coaching career.

Phillips, 69, was placed on a stretcher and immobilised before being lifted onto a cart and driven off the field. He was taken by ambulance to a hospital.

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— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) October 30, 2016

Broncos DC Wade Phillips has been released from the hospital. Everything checked out OK & he's expected back at work tomorrow.

— Patrick Smyth (@psmyth12) October 31, 2016

Laurie Horesh, Melanie Dinjaski and Patrick Stack are joined by Aussie Denver Broncos defensive lineman Adam Gotsis, and recover from Week 7’s unbelievable overtime mayhem!

The Broncos said he was alert and had movement in all of his extremities. He lifted his index finger in a “number 1” sign as he was driven off.

The team later said that Phillips was “doing great”.

“He’s upbeat, watched the game. All indications are that he will be back quickly,” the team said on Twitter.

Denver Broncos offensive co-ordinator Wade Phillips is carted off the field.

Originally published as NFL: Denver Broncos defensive coach Wade Phillips stretchered off field after collision