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Broncos Zaire Anderson Taken To Hospital

DENVER (CBS4) - Broncos linebacker Zaire Anderson was injured in Sunday's game against the Oakland Raiders.

Late in the game, Anderson was part of a collision where he suffered a neck injury.

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Head coach Gary Kubiak of the Denver Broncos and medical staff tend to linebacker Zaire Anderson #50 of the Denver Broncos in the third quarter of the game against the Oakland Raiders on Jan. 1, 2017 in Denver. (credit: Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)

After being attended to on the field, he was transported to the hospital, according to Broncos Vice President of Public Relations Patrick Smyth, but has since been released.

Anderson is in his first year playing with the team, signing as a college free agent out the University of Nebraska after spending last year on Denver's practice squad.

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