MIAMI - Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Kendrick Norton was released Thursday from Jackson Memorial Hospital, weeks after he was seriously injured in a car crash. "I just want to give a big thank you, first of all, to God for me still being here," Norton told reporters outside the hospital. Next, I would like to thank the Miami Dolphins family. Norton and his girlfriend were injured early in the morning July 4 in a crash where the Dolphin Expressway meets the Palmetto Expressway. Camacho said Norton was taken to the hospital with "severe injuries to his left arm."

Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Kendrick Norton was released from Jackson Memorial Hospital Thursday, weeks after he was seriously injured in a car crash. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.

MIAMI - Kendrick Norton, a former University of Miami Hurricanes player who now plays for the Miami Dolphins, was recovering from surgery Tuesday at Jackson Memorial Hospital after he was injured in a late-night car crash on the Fourth of July. It has only been five days since the 22-year-old athlete lost his right arm in a crash in Miami-Dade County. The defensive tackle used his right arm to share a public thumbs-up message on social media from his hospital bed: "I'm good thank you to everyone that checked on me!!! Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Alex Camacho said Norton suffered "severe injuries to his left arm." Norton's agent, Malki Kawa, said Norton's arm had to be amputated.

MIAMI - A former Miami Hurricanes and current Miami Dolphins player was seriously injured in an early morning rollover crash on the Fourth of July. Defensive tackle Kendrick Norton was among those injured in Thursday's crash where the Dolphin Expressway meets the Palmetto Expressway. Miami Dolphins (@MiamiDolphins) July 4, 2019"We were made aware this morning of a serious car accident involving Kendrick Norton," the Dolphins said in a statement. Joel Auerbach/Getty Images Miami Hurricanes defensive tackle Kendrick Norton battles Bethune-Cookman's Phillip Norman during the third quarter, Sept. 5, 2015, at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Miami Hurricanes defensive tackle Kendrick Norton makes an air guitar out of Florida State quarterback James Blackman's leg after making a tackle during a 24-20 win against the Seminoles.

(CNN) - Kendrick Norton, a 22-year-old defensive lineman for the Miami Dolphins, had an arm amputation after a car wreck early Thursday in Miami, his agent says. "With sadness, I can confirm that Kendrick Norton was in a car accident last night and suffered multiple injuries, including the amputation of his arm," Norton's agent, Malki Kawa, tweeted. The Florida Highway Patrol said Norton had "severe injuries to his left arm." "We were made aware this morning of a serious car accident involving Kendrick Norton," the Miami Dolphins said in a statement. The Dolphins announced that they'd signed Norton on Dec. 19 after he was drafted by the Carolina Panthers earlier in the year.