Cardinals lose tight end Travis Vokolek with a neck injury in first quarter of Colts game

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Arizona Cardinals' Travis Vokolek is taken off the field on a cart during the first half of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Arizona Cardinals' Travis Vokolek is injured during the first half of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) — Arizona Cardinals' Travis Vokolek is taken off the field on a cart during the first half of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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12:41 PM on Sunday, October 12

By MICHAEL MAROT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Arizona Cardinals tight end Travis Vokolek was placed on a stretcher and taken off the field on a golf cart Sunday after injuring his neck on a kickoff return against the Indianapolis Colts.

Vokolek was left flat on his back, not moving, after trying to block Colts linebacker Segun Olubi. Trainers quickly rushed onto the field to tend to the former Nebraska player as players from both teams gathered around him. Some took a knee.

Fox Sports reported that Vokolek was alert and could move all of his extremities.

Vokolek was placed onto a backboard, then lifted onto the cart before giving a thumbs-up as the cart drove through one of the field's tunnels. A few minutes later, he was ruled out of the game with the injury.

Cardinals receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. also went to the locker room late in the first half to be evaluated for a concussion. His head bounced hard off the turf after he caught a 21-yard pass with 6:52 left in the half.

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