Donald Parham Jr. of Charger provides an encouraging update after the frightening hit

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The Los Angeles Chargers said Friday that tight end Donald Parham Jr. was scheduled to be released that day from the hospital after being diagnosed with concussion.

Parham was carried off the field with a stretcher during the Chargers ’loss on Thursday night to the Kansas City Chiefs after he fainted when his head fell to the ground as he tried to catch up in the first quarter.

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Los Angeles Chargers team officials attend Donald Parham’s tight end as he remains after injury in the first half of the NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. . (AP Photo/ Ashley Landis)

Parham, paired with Jared Cook, was in the end zone on a fourth-down play and was the recipient of a 5-yard pass from Justin Herbert but when he came down with the pass he dropped the ball and seemed motionless.

The team said they took him to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center where he stayed overnight for observation and was comfortably rested and alert.

Friday afternoon, TMZ reported that Parham posted an Instagram story saying he was “all good” with a thumbs-up from the hospital. He added, “You know no one can really hold on!”

Los Angeles Chargers tight end Donald Parham left the field on a stretcher after an injury in the first half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

“I appreciate all the love and support from everyone,” the stern conclusion wrote in a post shared on her Instagram story, according to TMZ. “It’s so important to me and my family to know that a lot of people think about me and my well-being!”

Parham said he plans to return “better than ever!”

After a 35-28 overtime loss, Chargers coach Brandon Staley said injuries like this are the hard part of professional sports.

Los Angeles Chargers head coach Brandon Staley watches the first half of the NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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“Any time you see that live and close to it, it affects you,” Staley said. “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 lay it on the line and played a whale of a game for him.”

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