A Massachusetts high school football player was hospitalized with a 'traumatic brain injury' following a 'disturbing' injury during a game on Thanksgiving Day, according to local officials.

The letter, from Sharon Public Schools Superintendent Peter J. Botelho and SHS Principal Kristen Keenan, said student Rohan Shukla experienced a “traumatic brain injury” during the game. Shukla, a sophomore, was injured during play and collapsed on the sidelines, the letter said.

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.

Community members and residents in Sharon are rallying after a high school football player suffered a “traumatic brain injury” during the town’s annual Thanksgiving game against Oliver Ames.