Sunday update: The Patriots announced that Bolden has been released from the hospital and will travel home with the team on Sunday. The team has canceled two days of joint practices with the Titans but will travel to Nashville on Thursday and play Friday night’s game.
“After undergoing a series of evaluations and being held for overnight observations, Patriots cornerback Isaiah Bolden has been released from the Aurora Bay Medical Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where he was transported to after sustaining an on-field injury in the fourth quarter of Saturday night’s preseason game between the New England Patriots and the Green Bay Packers. Isaiah will travel with the team today. We thank the medical staff at Aurora Bay Medical Center for their overnight evaluations, as well as the Patriots and Packers medical staffs for their immediate on-field response and care in transporting Isaiah to a nearby hospital. Due to the circumstances surrounding the abrupt and unexpected ending to last night’s game, the Patriots will return to Foxborough today. The joint practices that were scheduled with the Tennessee Titans on Tuesday and Wednesday are cancelled. The team will train in Foxborough this week and fly to Nashville on Thursday for Friday night’s game.”
Update: Bolden has feeling in all of his extremities and has been taken to a local hospital for further tests and observation, per Adam Schefter.
Saturday’s preseason game between the New England Patriots and the Green Bay Packers has been suspended. With about 10:30 left in the fourth quarter, cornerback Isaiah Bolden appeared to take a hit to the head from a teammate and stayed down on the field. He needed to be stretchered off. The two teams then came to a mutual agreement that play be suspended. With it being the preseason, the game is over with the Patriots up 21-17.
Upon mutual agreement of the teams, tonight’s game between the New England Patriots and the Green Bay Packers has been suspended.
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) August 20, 2023
Entire Patriots team came together on the field as rookie CB Isaiah Bolden remained down following a play in which he appeared to take a hit to the head from a teammate on a completed pass.
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) August 20, 2023
Bolden is being carted off the field on a stretcher. pic.twitter.com/t3EztMJN1X
The Patriots took the 21-17 lead at the end of the third quarter. Backup quarterback Bailey Zappe had a six-yard scramble for a score, adding to the touchdowns from Rhamondre Stevenson and Kayshon Boutte earlier in the game. Green Bay scored two touchdowns on the night. A 19-yard connection from Jordan Love to Jayden Reed and an 8-yard run by Patrick Taylor. Anders Carlson hit a 52-yard field goal right before halftime.
If you had placed a bet on this game, there’s no word yet on how it will be handled.