Super Bowl 2026: Star Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba leaves for locker room for concussion evaluation

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Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba left the Super Bowl Sunday against the New England Patriots with an apparent head injury. 

He was examined in a sideline medical tent by an independent concussion specialist, then left for the locker room on his own. The Seahawks announced that he was being evaluated for a concussion. 

Per the NBC broadcast, Smith-Njigba's head hit the ground at the end of a play, prompting his trip to the medical tent. 

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