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Packers' Davante Adams tweets he's out of hospital as hit reverberates on social media

Ben Steele
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb is concerned for Davante Adams after Adams suffered a brutal hit from the Bears' Danny Trevathan.

It was a tough play to watch and not have a visceral reaction.

The illegal hit by Chicago Bears linebacker Danny Trevathan on Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams during Thursday night's game was met with near-universal scorn from veteran NFL observers:

Former Packers tight end Jermichael Finley, whose own career ended because of a neck injury, had this to say after the hit:

But one of Finley's former teammates was quick to disagree:

Finley later showed his support for Adams:

Adams had an optimistic tweet on Friday: