Houston Texans wide receiver Williams suffers neck fracture

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DALLAS, Texas (AFP) — Houston Texans wide receiver Harry Williams was carried off the gridiron field after suffering a fracture of the neck during the first quarter of Friday's preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys.

Williams was hurt while attempting to tackle Dallas' Isaiah Stanback on a kickoff just over two minutes into the contest. Williams collided with teammate Nick Ferguson and went down without moving.

He lay motionless on the turf for several minutes while being attended to by doctors. However, early reports after the game indicated the injury was not as severe as feared.

"He's got movement throughout his body," Texans coach Gary Kubiak said. "All the feedback I'm getting is that Harry will be fine."

Williams suffered a fracture of the...