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Rams Russ Yeast In Seattle Hospital With Pulmonary Injury

Rams defensive back Russ Yeast was sent to the hospital with a pulmonary injury suffered in the team's loss to the Seahawks.
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Rams Russ Yeast In Seattle Hospital With Pulmonary Injury
Rams Russ Yeast In Seattle Hospital With Pulmonary Injury

Los Angeles Rams defensive back Russ Yeast was forced to leave the team's Sunday matchup with the Seahawks with a pulmonary contusion, and is currently in stable condition at a Seattle Hospital, per head coach Sean McVay.

Yeast will stay in the hospital overnight and undergo further evaluation.

Jalen Ramsey and several other Rams teammates went to the hospital at the conclusion of the game to visit Yeast, a team spokesperson said.

A pulmonary contusion is defined by the National Library of Medicine as "an injury to the lung parenchyma in the absence of laceration to lung tissue or any vascular structures. It usually results from blunt chest trauma, shock waves associated with penetrating chest injury, or explosion injuries."

This injury comes at a particularly sensitive time for the NFL, following the scary injury to Bills safety Damar Hamlin last Monday night. 

Though Yeast did not suffer nearly as significant an injury as Hamlin, a second-consecutive week of an NFL defensive back being sent to the hospital with a significant injury will surely result in additional discussions with player safety.

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MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan the Editor-In-Chief of RamDigest.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels. For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com

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