A 15-year-old high school athlete from Michigan suffered two spinal fractures after a player twice his size pancaked him during a junior varsity football game, shocking spectators and leaving him out for the season.

Footage of the incident showed a large Lakeshore player launching his full weight onto the 15-year-old after a tackle, sending him to the hospital, much to the horror of his mother and netizens.

The high school athlete was crushed during a seemingly routine play

The incident unfolded during a Thursday evening JV matchup between Lakeshore and Kalamazoo Central High Schools.

Fans captured footage of the shocking play. After the athlete, Colton, was tackled to the ground, the larger Lakeshore player lifted himself off him and then proceeded to jump again on the curled-up teen.

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