Tennessee DL Danny O'Brien carted off field after hit to head

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Tom Gatto

Tennessee DL Danny O'Brien carted off field after hit to head image

Tennessee defensive lineman Danny O'Brien was carted off the field after suffering an apparent head injury Saturday against Texas A&M.

O'Brien was hit while trying to make a tackle in the fourth quarter.

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Both teams gathered near O'Brien as medical personnel attended to him.

Hope this kid Danny O'Brien is okay.
Both Vols and Aggies players praying for him. #TENNvsTAMU pic.twitter.com/t3Rk5DvYcC
— The Inverted Whinger (@InvertdWhinger) October 8, 2016

CBS later reported O'Brien was moving his extremities.

O'Brien is one of the leaders of the Vols' defense.