Clemons Still In Hospital
Contrary to a report on the Pro Football Talk Web site, Eagles defensive end Chris Clemons remains hospitalized, the team said. Athletic trainer Rick Burkholder said he hopes Clemons will be released Tuesday night.
Clemons Still In Hospital
Les Bowen, Daily News Staff Writer
Turns out there was a good reason why the Eagles didn't confirm a Pro Football Talk Web site report that said defensive end Chris Clemons has been released from Lehigh Valley Hospital. Clemons is still in the hospital.Clemons suffered heat-related problems. Eagles athletic trainer Rick Burkholder said he elected to call an ambulance when Clemons couldn't answer questions about his situation after he came off the field on a cart. Burkholder said Clemons was not one of the linemen asked to swallow a heat-monitoring "pill," which gives an internal body temperature to a trainer using a handheld monitor, but in the future, he will be.
"We try to be very proactive with (heat precautions)," Burkholder said. "Sometimes we come up short. Today we came up short.But we'll bounce back with him. I'm going to make sure it doesn't happen again with him."
The PFT item was posted at 1:05 p.m. When Burkholder spoke with reporters just before 4, Clemons was still hospitalized, Burkholder said.
Meanwhile, Burkholder did not rule out the possibility that DE Victor Abiamiri's season is over after surgery yesterday for torn wrist ligaments. Burkholder said Abiamiri, who was a strong candidate for a starting job, will be reassessed at the end of training camp.
we should of traded a 2nd and 5th for jason taylor...we may have depth at DE, but how good are those players? maybe mcdougal now stays on or increased time for howard...not good options!— njeagles- why does anyone in philadelphia use PFT as a guidline for football related news? I can't believe it was even mentioned on here. 8/10 times they are wrong with their information, but at least they get it first !— jbruder02
- Dave Spauadauro said on his call-in show that he would consider bringing back Darrell Lee. He was in camp in 2006. He loved his "physicality"— shoeshineboy
