Chicago Bears tight end Zach Miller underwent emergency surgery Sunday night in an effort to save his left leg after dislocating his knee in New Orleans, according to a report.
ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported on Monday that vascular surgeons were called in to save Miller’s leg from amputation after he damaged an artery in his knee during the third quarter of Sunday's loss to the Saints.
The procedure was “more significant†than a regular dislocation, and included grafting tissue from Miller’s other leg to repair the damaged artery, per the report.
Miller, 33, suffered the gruesome injury when he landed awkwardly while attempting to catch a 25-yard pass from Mitchell Trubisky over Saints safety Rafael Bush in the end zone.
Though his right knee made initial contact with the field, Miller’s left knee buckled as it landed with most of his weight.
A sad, devastating career ender.Hard to kneel straight after that one.
Theisman walks with one helluva limp.
Hard to kneel straight after that one.
How do you drop that ball?!!! Are you kidding me?!!!!
Hard to kneel straight after that one.