A high school football player in Massachusetts is recovering in the hospital after he collapsed on the sideline during a game on Thanksgiving.

A high school football player in Massachusetts is recovering in the hospital after he collapsed on the sideline during a game on Thanksgiving. WBZ-TV's Paul Burton reports.

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The letter, from Sharon Public Schools Superintendent Peter J. Botelho and SHS Principal Kristen Keenan, said student Rohan Shukla experienced a “traumatic brain injury” during the game. Shukla, a sophomore, was injured during play and collapsed on the sidelines, the letter said.

A high school football player from Massachusetts is in the hospital with a “traumatic” brain injury that he suffered during a game on Thanksgiving, according to our sister station Boston 25 News.

Rohan Shukla was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton and then to Massachusetts General in Boston after collapsing during a game.

A high school football player suffered a traumatic brain injury during a Thanksgiving game and required surgery.

A Sharon High School football player is hospitalized in Boston with a “traumatic” brain injury that he suffered in the town’s annual Thanksgiving game on Thursday.

Community members and residents in Sharon are rallying after a high school football player suffered a “traumatic brain injury” during the town’s annual Thanksgiving game against Oliver Ames.

A sophomore football player from Sharon High School was sent to the hospital after collapsing on the sidelines during a Thanksgiving game on Thursday. Rohan Shukla sustained a “traumatic brain injury” during the game and was sent to Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton and then to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston,