Tony Grossi of the Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that Browns’ linebacker Marcus Benard collapsed to the floor in the team’s locker room on Thursday and had to be taken to the hospital via an ambulance.
Browns spokesman Neal Gulkis said Benard was stable and alert and was taken to the hospital for further testing. Gulkis would not name the hospital.
Benard was sitting on a chair in front of his locker when he rolled to the ground. Teammates were unsure what happened. After a few seconds, linebacker Matt Roth rushed to the trainer’s room to get help. Benard never lost consciousness lying on the ground.
The incident occurred just before players took the field for practice with media finishing up interviews.
Hopefully the young man is okay and his stay in the hospital will be a short one.
