{
  "id": 15420277,
  "title": "NFL umpire Larry Smith carted off early after slipping on wet field in London",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/nfl-umpire-larry-smith-carted-off-early-after-slipping-on-wet-field",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-18T13:54:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/breaking-news/article/nfl-umpire-larry-smith-carted-off-early-after-slipping-on-wet-field-in-london-135414468.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In the opening moments of the Week 6 NFL slate on Sunday, umpire Larry Smith was forced to leave the field early due to a lower-leg injury sustained in London. The incident occurred when Smith lost his footing while attempting to retrieve a football, leading to a fall on the wet field. Despite initially being able to get up, Smith subsequently limped and was ultimately unable to continue officiating, resulting in his carting off the field.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Texans-Jaguars umpire Larry Smith injured, carted off in London",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/texans-jaguars-umpire-larry-smith-injured-carted-off-in-london",
        "published": "2026-10-18T13:55:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}