---
"title": "Southern wide receiver OK after being stretchered off field during Bayou Classic"
"description": "A concerning moment occurred in the fourth quarter when Southern wide receiver Phillip Thomas crumpled to the turf after being contacted during a kick return. The action was halted for several minutes before Thomas was loaded on a stretcher and removed from the field. Thomas raised a thumb to indicate that he was fine as […]"
"date": "2022-11-27"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "HBCU Sports"
"url": "https://hbcusports.com/2022/11/27/southern-wide-receiver-ok-after-being-stretchered-off-field-during-bayou-classic/"
"categories":
  - "Football"
  - "News"
"tags":
  - "Southern"
---

# Southern wide receiver OK after being stretchered off field during Bayou Classic

A concerning moment occurred in the fourth quarter when Southern wide receiver Phillip Thomas crumpled to the turf after being contacted during a kick return. The action was halted for several minutes before Thomas was loaded on a stretcher and removed from the field. Thomas raised a thumb to indicate that he was fine as medical personnel guided him off the field.

> Continued Prayers for Southern University WR Phillip Thomas injured during the Bayou Classic [pic.twitter.com/z5MxcRStCG](https://t.co/z5MxcRStCG)
>
> — HBCU Premier Sports (@HBCUSports1) [November 27, 2022](https://twitter.com/HBCUSports1/status/1596655504536834051?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Following the game, Southern head coach Eric Dooley said the special teamer reinjured his shoulder which had been bothering him for quite some time. Taking Thomas off the field on a stretcher, Dooley told [The Advocate](https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/southern/besean-mccray-steps-up-when-jaguars-were-down/article_c29c8fbe-6df5-11ed-92b4-978943e11e29.html), was just “a precaution” and that the wide receiver was better.