A preseason game between the Dolphins and Jaguars in Jacksonville was called off Saturday evening after rookie Miami wide receiver Daewood Davis was injured and carted off the field.
With 8:35 to play, Dolphins quarterback James Blackman attempted to find Davis over the middle but missed. Jacksonville linebacker Dequan Jackson leveled the 24-year-old rookie, drawing a flag for unnecessary roughness as Davis lied motionless on the turf.
Daewood Davis injury. Praying he’s ok pic.twitter.com/eAhIZGKKGM
— Andrew (@AndrewFazzolare) August 27, 2023
As both teams gathered around him, Davis was eventually removed from the field and the game canceled.
In a tweet, Miami announced that Davis "suffered an injury in tonight’s game and has been taken to Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville for further evaluation." The Dolphins indicated that he was conscious and had movement in all his extremities.
Dolphins WR Daewood Davis suffered an injury in tonight’s game and has been taken to Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville for further evaluation. He is conscious and has movement in all extremities.
— Miami Dolphins (@MiamiDolphins) August 27, 2023
Davis played collegiately for Oregon from 2018–20 and Western Kentucky from 2021–22.
The cancellation of Saturday’s game took place just a week after the Patriots and Packers truncated a preseason game when New England cornerback Isaiah Bolden was injured.
