Scary stuff:
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Tuesday, November 6
Report: Vincent's kidneys weren't working properly
ESPN.com news services
PHILADELPHIA -- Troy Vincent's case of dehydration after Sunday's game in Arizona
was so severe it left some in the Eagles' organization shaken, according to a newspaper
accounts.
The 30-year-old cornerback is feeling OK after spending Sunday night in a
Phoenix-area hospital and has rejoined the Eagles.
On Monday, Eagles coach Andy Reid described Vincent's condition on
Sunday an "urgent situation."
According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, Vincent's condition in the locker
room after the Eagles' 21-7 victory over the Cardinals was so bad that some feared
another Korey Stringer situation might be unfolding.
Stringer died last August when his body shut down after suffering heatstroke in
practice.
"He locked up," Reid told the Inquirer, "and it wasn't just one area on his body. It was
everywhere. We were trying to get his liquids back in him, but it wasn't working."
Eagles medical staffers administered intravenous fluids in the trainer's room, but Vincent
was in extreme pain and his electrolyte count was disturbingly low, Reid said.
The Philadelphia Daily News said Vincent was taken to the hospital by ambulance after
the game. The report said he was dehydrated so badly that tests revealed his kidneys
weren't working properly.
"It was uncontrollable," Vincent told The Daily News. "There's just so much pain, all
you want to do is cry. I wasn't scared because I knew what it was, but it was so
painful."
Reid said Vincent is day-to-day and should be ready to practice Wednesday.
"I feel great," Vincent told The Daily News. "Everything is fine. I'm fine."
The temperature in Tempe, Ariz., was announced as 94 degrees at kickoff.
Vincent was one of four Eagles to be excused from training camp to attend a memorial
service for Stringer. |
