Bears cornerback Douglas Coleman III was discharged from a Kansas City hospital and returned to Chicago on Friday after getting hurt while making a tackle in a preseason game against the Chiefs.
“He was walking around,” Bears coach Matt Eberflus told Chicago radio station WSCR “670 The Score.” “I did talk to him. He’s in good spirits.”
Coleman was taken off the field on a stretcher and transported in an ambulance on Thursday night after tackling the Chiefs’ Cornell Powell on the first play of the second half.
The 26-year-old Coleman had his head up as he went in for the tackle near the Chiefs sideline, but his neck bent awkwardly, and he went down on impact.
Coleman remained still as trainers from both teams rushed to help him, and doctors arrived with a medical cart.
Coleman was able to move his arms and legs as medical staff removed his facemask and strapped him to a backboard. He was then placed on the cart and driven up the stadium tunnel.
The Bears won their preseason finale, 34-21.
