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Cardinals WR Andre Baccellia taken to hospital with neck injury

By Thomson Reuters Dec 14, 2025 | 3:16 PM

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver and kick returner Andre Baccellia was ‍taken to a Houston-area hospital after he was carted off the field Sunday with a neck ‌injury.

The injury occurred ‌just before halftime as Baccellia was tackled on a kick return in the game ​against the Texans. He raised his ‍right hand to ​the crowd while ​on a stretcher and ‍gave a thumbs-up.

Mainly a practice squad player for the Cardinals, Baccellia, 28, was playing in ‍his 18th career game.

He entered with nine career receptions for ‍53 ‍yards over ​three seasons (2022-23, 2025) with ​Arizona. ⁠He had eight ‌career kick returns heading into Sunday’s game.

A Los Angeles-area native, Baccellia went undrafted out of Washington.

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