Miami Dolphins tackle has arm amputated after car crash

Staff

5 years ago

This is a 2019 photo of Kendrick Norton of the Miami Dolphins NFL football team. (AP)

Buffalo Bills running back Keith Ford, center, is tackled by Carolina Panthers cornerback Corn Elder, left, and defensive tackle Kendrick Norton during an NFL football game, Aug. 9, 2018, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (Adrian Kraus/AP)

MIAMI — Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Kendrick Norton suffered multiple injuries in a car crash that required his left arm to be amputated.

Sports agent Malki Kawa confirmed the injuries in a tweet on Thursday morning.

Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Alex Camacho says the Ford F250 Norton was driving crashed into a concrete barrier and overturned early Thursday on State Road 836 near Miami. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews rendered aid to Norton, who was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center.

A Dolphins statement said 22-year-old Norton’s injuries aren’t considered life-threatening.

Norton played at the University of Miami and was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the seventh round in 2018. He spent much of last season on their practice squad. The Dolphins signed him in December.