Cowboys’ receiver Allen Hurns has surgery after gruesome injury in wild card game
Dallas Cowboys receiver Allen Hurns was carted off the field early in Saturday night’s wild card playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks with a gruesome injury to his left foot.
After catching a pass in the first quarter, Hurns was tackled and his left ankle appeared to be turned the wrong direction when he was laying on the ground. He was quickly attended to by medical staff. A temporary cast was placed on his left ankle and foot before he was carted off and taken to a hospital.
Hurns dislocated his ankle and had multiple fractures in his lower leg and had surgery Saturday night, according to Cowboys’ owner and general manager Jerry Jones.
Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett held Hurns’ hand while he was be looked at by staff on the field.
This story was originally published January 5, 2019 at 7:52 PM.