Ex-Husky Rapp Has Scary NFL Moment, Collapsing After Hit

The Buffalo Bills safety initially walked away after colliding with another player.

Taylor Rapp, always a hard-hitting University of Washington safety, gave everyone a scare on Sunday when he came out of a collision for the Buffalo Bills and collapsed near the sideline.

While transported to a local hospital, the good news is Bills coach Sean McDermott said the fifth-year NFL veteran was able to go home after getting checked out.

Rapp was hurt late in the second quarter of the Bills' 22-6 victory over the New York Jets when he led with his upper body while tackling running back Breece Hall, who caught a pass on a fourth-and-2 play.

The safety initially walked away from the play but stumbled and went down, sending Bills medical personnel scrambling. Rapp was placed on a backboard and put in an emergency vehicle brought on to the field and transported to a local hospital in Orchard Park, New York.

The Bills had been through something even more unnerving last season. Ten and a half months ago, Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin make a tackle and went into cardiac arrest after a Monday Night Football collision against the Cincinnati Bengals and the team staff responded with all of the necessary procedures to save him.

Rapp, originally from Bellingham, Washington, was a three-year starter and a first-team All-Pac-12 selection for the Huskies before becoming a second-round draft pick in 2019 for the Los Angeles Rams, taken with the 61st pick.

He signed with the Bills in free agency after spending four seasons in L.A. and winning a Super Bowl. He has been active for every game for the Bills and serves as a backup safety and special-teams player.

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