PITTSBURGH – New York Jets guard Xavier Newman was carted off the field Sunday evening and taken to a local hospital at Acrisure Stadium with a neck injury.

Newman was injured on an interception return in the third quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The 6-for-2, 297-pound guard was knocked over by linebacker Patrick Queen, who blocked the return.

Newman landed on his back and lay motionless for several minutes before being strapped to a backboard.

Worried players knelt around Newman as he received medical attention. Newman was transported by ambulance and there was movement in his extremities, NBC Sports reported during the broadcast.

Newman is a backup, but he was in the game for Alijah Vera-Tucker, who left in the second quarter with an ankle injury.