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Texas A&M LB Daymion Sanford, a team captain and key defender, carted off during spring game with leg injury

By Andy Backstromโ€ขYahoo Sports

The injury occurred late in the first half of the exhibition, but the Aggies called halftime early after the concerning mid-game stoppage.

Senior linebacker Daymion Sanford had to be carted off the field on Saturday during Texas A&Mโ€™s โ€œMaroon and Whiteโ€ spring game with a left-leg injury. The injury reportedly occurred while Sanford, a team captain, was making a tackle on a run play late in the first half of the exhibition. Play was stopped, a cart came out and the Aggiesโ€™ medical staff put a cast around the lower part of his left leg before driving him off the field, according to On3โ€™s Texas A&M site, AggieYell .

While there was still about two minutes remaining on the clock before intermission, Texas A&M called halftime early. Travis L. Brown of KBTX Sports captured the aftermath of the injury on video : Here is a look at Texas A&M LB Daymion Sanford getting carted off the field.

Air splint was on his lower left leg. Was able to get helped onto the cart, but rode it off. Sanford had a Maroon Team-high 4 tackles and one QB hurry.

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