The Philadelphia Eagles announced Sunday before their game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that defensive end Josh Sweat isn’t playing after having “a life-threatening situation” on Tuesday.
sweat, who was tied for the team lead with 7.5 sacks, was admitted to the hospital that night for what the team called “an emergency procedure.”
On Friday, Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said Sweat had some “abdominal pain” earlier in the week but was feeling better and was listed as questionable for the game.
“In the following days, Josh and our medical team did everything possible to help him return to play,” an Eagles spokesman said. “It was determined by the doctors today that he was not quite ready.”
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Sweat had four sacks in the previous three games in which he played. He was named as a Pro Bowl alternate last month.
Sweat was tied with defensive tackle Javon Hargrave for the team lead in sacks. No one else had more than 3.5. Among the defensive ends, Derek Barnett has the next most sacks, with two.
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