Post by MGB01 on Oct 7, 2005 14:18:41 GMT -5
WASHINGTON, D.C -- Washington Glory offensive lineman Kevin Sampson was improving a day after being hospitalized in New Jersey following a seizure, Glory coach Ralph Friedgen said Friday.
"He's better, he's coherent," Friedgen said. "They're not allowing him to speak to anybody. We have no other information, but that seems to be good news."
The coach did not disclose the source of his information about Sampson, but said he was told he was in intensive care.
Sampson's agent, Joe Linta, said on Friday morning that he was able to speak to hospital officials, and that his client is in the intensive care unit and in stable condition. Linta, who was en route to New Jersey, said that he is unaware of any history of seizures in Sampson's medical background.
Friedgen said he had not been able to talk to the player's family.
"His mother's going there right now," he said.
Friedgen said he did not know where Sampson, in his second year with the Glory, was hospitalized. Early reports were that he had been taken to St. Mary Hospital in Hoboken, N.J. However, a spokeswoman said Friday that Sampson was not at that hospital.
The Jersey Journal in Jersey City reported Friday that Sampson called 911 about 10 a.m. Thursday complaining of not feeling well. An ambulance came to a Hoboken apartment and Sampson, 24, asked to be taken to a hospital, but collapsed.
The Journal reported that Sampson was taken to the emergency room of a local hospital and was passing in and out of consciousness.
Sampson, a 6-foot-4, 312-pound right tackle, was on the punt team most of his rookie season and played in three games this season, moving to the left side as well as at his natural position. But with a logjam at right tackle, Sampson's future with the team could be in doubt over the off-season.
He played college football at Syracuse, and Linta had been planning to meet him Friday night at the Syracuse-Connecticut football game.
Information from the Associated Press was used in this report
"He's better, he's coherent," Friedgen said. "They're not allowing him to speak to anybody. We have no other information, but that seems to be good news."
The coach did not disclose the source of his information about Sampson, but said he was told he was in intensive care.
Sampson's agent, Joe Linta, said on Friday morning that he was able to speak to hospital officials, and that his client is in the intensive care unit and in stable condition. Linta, who was en route to New Jersey, said that he is unaware of any history of seizures in Sampson's medical background.
Friedgen said he had not been able to talk to the player's family.
"His mother's going there right now," he said.
Friedgen said he did not know where Sampson, in his second year with the Glory, was hospitalized. Early reports were that he had been taken to St. Mary Hospital in Hoboken, N.J. However, a spokeswoman said Friday that Sampson was not at that hospital.
The Jersey Journal in Jersey City reported Friday that Sampson called 911 about 10 a.m. Thursday complaining of not feeling well. An ambulance came to a Hoboken apartment and Sampson, 24, asked to be taken to a hospital, but collapsed.
The Journal reported that Sampson was taken to the emergency room of a local hospital and was passing in and out of consciousness.
Sampson, a 6-foot-4, 312-pound right tackle, was on the punt team most of his rookie season and played in three games this season, moving to the left side as well as at his natural position. But with a logjam at right tackle, Sampson's future with the team could be in doubt over the off-season.
He played college football at Syracuse, and Linta had been planning to meet him Friday night at the Syracuse-Connecticut football game.
Information from the Associated Press was used in this report