Chargers released an update about Donald Parham Jr. after damage to the end zone on Thursday

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Donald Parham Jr. was diagnosed with concussion but is expected to appear in the hospital later on Friday, the Chargers announced.

The rigorous closing was held overnight for observation at UCLA Harbor Medical Center, and the team shared that he was alert and conscious.

In Thursday night’s loss to the Chiefs, quarterback Justin Herbert threw a dart in the second-year tight end in the end zone on a fourth-and-goal. But it appears that Parham hit his head on the ground while descending to make the catch and he could not handle the ball.

A cameraman zoomed in on his face, seeing his eyes closed and his mouth slightly open. According to the Associated Press, “a teammate briefly tried to move Parham’s left arm, but it froze in a bent position.”

Medical personnel cut the mask off Parham’s face before placing the tight end on a backboard, and carried him out of the field using a stretcher.

“It’s the hard part of pro sports,” Chargers coach Brandon Staley said following the loss of overtime. “Any time you see that live and close to it, you’re affected. But then at the same time, you know, we’re trying to play for him the rest of the way, and that’s what our guys did tonight. They laid it was on the line and played a whale of a game for him. “

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