Packers’ Adams back home and says he’s ‘feeling great’

Green Bay, Wis. — Packers receiver Davante Adams tweeted Friday that he was at home and “feeling great” a day after taking a frightening hit from Chicago Bears linebacker Danny Trevathan.

Adams was taken off the field on a stretcher with about 4 minutes left in the third quarter on Thursday night after getting hit in the head during a tackle by Trevathan.

The game was delayed for about five minutes while medical personnel tended to Adams. He gave a thumbs-up signal as he was wheeled off the field.

The Packers said he was conscious and taken to a hospital for evaluation for possible head and neck injuries, and that he had feeling in all of his extremities.

Trevathan was called for an unnecessary roughness penalty following Adams' 8-yard catch but was not ejected and any fine would not come to light until next week. Green Bay won the game 35-14.

Packers coach Mike McCarthy wouldn't say Friday whether he believes Trevathan should be suspended, though he left little doubt how he felt about the play.

“Brutal hit,” McCarthy said. “It's a helmet-to-helmet hit. Davante was in a compromised position. Obviously, like everything in our game, it's evaluated and I'm sure there will be continued conversation going on through the channels long past today.”

Asked if Trevathan should have been ejected for the hit, McCarthy replied, “There's rules, application of rules and the ability to make the right call. My focus is really on the player safety aspect of it.”