Texans-Jaguars umpire Larry Smith injured, carted off in London

The moist grass at Wembley Stadium claimed umpire Larry Smith within the first quarter of immediately’s Texans-Jaguars recreation.

Smith slipped on the grass and fell on his again, tried to stand up and fell once more between performs. Trainers from each groups attended to him and he was ultimately taken off the sphere on a cart with what gave the impression to be a leg harm.

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The NFL has six-official mechanics in place for conditions like this, and the referee will take over extra of the umpire’s tasks.

Smith, whose full-time job is working as a faculty principal in Kansas Metropolis, Kansas, is in his second yr within the NFL. He has beforehand labored in faculty and the USFL.

The Texans and Jaguars are tied 0-0.