Injuries happen on the football field, that’s expected.

But it’s usually not involving a mascot. Blasting a T-shirt gun. Into its groin.

The T-shirt! His groin! It works on so many levels! pic.twitter.com/L5vroxY2sm — Dan Lucero (@danluceroshow) September 19, 2018

But that’s what happened to Chip, the anthropomorphic University of Colorado buffalo, on Saturday during the Buffs’ game against New Hampshire at Folsom Field in Boulder.

Chip was carted off the field after the incident.

My view of @Chipthebuffalo being carted off the field. I heard a loud bang and saw Chip down. Seems like a malfunction with the t-shirt cannon pic.twitter.com/GIq2P1VTXG — SilverBuff (@silver_buff) September 16, 2018

Yeah but @Chipthebuffalo is so tough he never took the costume off until he was off the field. Dude is an animal, a buffalo! — Bill Paige (@paige_bill) September 18, 2018

However, the story does has a happy ending. Chip turned out OK and later returned to the game.