Buccaneers TE Cameron Brate carted off field after suffering head injury

Another scary head injury forced a player to be carted off the field. This time it was Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Cameron Brate.

He appeared to sustain the injury late in the third quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday after catching a pass from Tom Brady. Brate stayed on the turf for a while before the medical staff brought out the backboard stretcher and then the cart. Though he wasn't able to leave the field under his own power, Brate raised a thumbs up to show he was OK.

The Buccaneers officially ruled Brate out for the rest of the game soon after the play and added that he had movement in all of his extremities. The team then confirmed that Brate will travel home to Tampa with them on Sunday night.

This is Brate's second head-related injury in two weeks. He missed Week 5 after suffering a concussion in Week 4 before clearing the league's protocols prior to this game.

Concussions and head-related injuries have come to the forefront of the NFL after Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa had to be carted off the field in Week 4. Tagovailoa missed the next two games before clearing the league's concussion protocols before Week 6.

The Steelers snapped a four-game losing skid with their 20-18 win over the Buccaneers on Sunday. Tampa Bay has now lost three of its last four.