Rohan Shukla, a sophomore who plays safety for the school’s football team, collapsed on the sidelines at the end of the first half of the game.

Rohan Shukla collapsed on the sidelines after suffering a traumatic brain injury during the first half of the Sharon Eagles’ Thanksgiving game against Oliver Ames High.

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, according to a Sharon Police Department Facebook post. The game ended as his trainer, coaches and emergency personnel responded to the incident.

A Sharon High School student is recovering after suffering a traumatic brain injury during the school’s annual Thanksgiving football game. School officials said 15-year-old Rohan Shukla was injured during a play and then collapsed on the sidelines.

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Sharon High School students returned Monday to a somber campus after a student was seriously injured on the football field Thursday.School<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More

The fact that a Sharon High School sophomore had to get surgery after collapsing on the sidelines during a Thanksgiving game means his injuries are serious, according to traumatic brain injury experts,

School officials called the incident "disturbing" and made counselors available for students in the days following the sophomore's injury