Dolphins' Kendrick Norton Cited for Car Crash That Caused Arm to Be Amputated

Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Kendrick Norton was issued a citation by police for making an improper lane change in the car crash that resulted in his left arm being amputated, according to TMZ Sports.

Per that report, "Cops say Norton was exiting the highway on the Northbound exit ramp when he made a last-second decision to switch to the Southbound exit ramp. As Norton was making his move, he sideswiped another car—a 2015 Maserati Quattroporte—which sent Norton careening into a barrier and ultimately causing his car to flip."

Per that report, none of the passengers in the Maserati were believed to be seriously injured. 

Norton's NFL career is over after the crash, though the NFL and Dolphins are covering his medical expenses under their insurance policies, as his agent Malki Kawa told Cameron Wolfe of ESPN.

"I'm good thank you to everyone that checked on me!!!," Norton wrote in an Instagram story on Monday, per Wolfe. "I'm good thanks for the prayers to God be the glory."

Norton has already required three surgeries in the wake of the crash and will need two more, with the hope that he can eventually get a prosthetic arm.

The 22-year-old was a seventh-round pick by the Carolina Panthers in the 2018 NFL draft and spent last season on the practice squad before the Dolphins signed him in December.