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Texas Tech defensive back Cameron Watts was carted off the field after suffering an apparent head injury during his team’s road game against the Texas Longhorns on Friday.
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Texas Tech’s Cameron Watts was carted off the field after an apparent injury. pic.twitter.com/tkbqrGvFgf
Per Nick Schultz of On3, Watts suffered the injury after a head-to-head collision with teammate Nehemiah Martinez while defending a Texas punt return in the third quarter. According to the ABC broadcast, Watts moved his arms following the hit.
Medical staff stabilized Watts before putting him onto a stretcher.
Watts, who is from Tulsa, Oklahoma, earned a spot on the Academic All-Big 12 first team last season. He appeared in all 12 of Texas Tech’s games this year. Watts sees most of his work as a special teamer and has made seven tackles in 2023.
