Cameras Catch AAC Player Helped Off Field With Reported Broken Leg After Collision With Referee

East Carolina had Temple right where it wanted, with the Pirates enjoying a comfortable lead. Then came an incident nobody saw coming. Freshman defensive back David Coleman Jr. was escorted off the field with a suspected broken foot, and the circumstances behind the injury point towards an unlikely culprit. Coleman’s injury had nothing to do with a routine football play. He wasn’t attempting to make a play, catch an opponent, or try to tackle. Instead, he suffered a broken foot after an out-of-control referee inadvertently slide-tackled him.