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Football fans are praying for Ben VanSumeren of the Philadelphia Eagles after suffering a brutal injury on the opening play.
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WOOD Grand Rapids on MSNFormer Michigan prep star injured on first play of NFL season
The Philadelphia Eagles escaped with a Week 1 win on Thursday, but it was a brutal start of the season for a former Michigan prep football star.
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mlive on MSNEx-Michigan State LB recovers from torn ACL to make Eagles, then injured on opening kickoff
Ben VanSumeren spent the offseason recovering from a torn ACL to make the Philadelphia Eagles’ 53-man roster. The former Michigan State standout didn’t even make it to the first snap of the 2025 season before suffering another potentially serious injury in Thursday’s game against the Cowboys.
Zoomed in footage shows Eagles fullback Ben VanSumeren blowing out his leg in the first few seconds against the Cowboys.
The name Ben VanSumeren probably means as much to you as it does to me, which is to say very little. But he’s the Eagles’ only fullback and they lost him for the night Thursday when he hurt his knee on the opening kickoff.
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Jalen Carter, Ben VanSumeren's status for Chiefs game uncertain amid injury and ejection concerns
The Philadelphia Eagles took a double blow within minutes of the kickoff vs the Cowboys. Jalen Carter and Ben VanSumeren left the game.