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Former Florida standout hospitalized Sunday due to mishap with pre-game IV
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After testing positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) on October 21, right tackle Trent Brown was activated by the Las Vegas Raiders on October 30 and the team hoped to have him available for Sunday’s battle with the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium.
However, there was a mishap with his pregame IV, which required the 6-foot-8, 380-pound Brown to be hospitalized, where he is expected to remain overnight.
Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network provided further details on Twitter.
#Raiders OT Trent Brown was hospitalized today after a mishap with his pre-game IV that caused air to enter his bloodstream and required immediate medical attention, per me and @TomPelissero. Brown will stay overnight for further tests.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 1, 2020
Graduating from Westover Comprehensive High School in Albany, Georgia in 2011, Brown played two years at Georgia Military College in Milledgeville, before joining the Florida Gators, then-coached by Will Muschamp, in 2013.
Selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh-round (No. 244 overall) of the 2015 National Football League Draft, he played his first three seasons with the organization and was traded to the New England Patriots in 2018, where he won Super Bowl LIII.
In his first foray into free agency, Brown signed a four-year/$66 million contract with the then-Oakland Raiders on March 13, 2019.
As for Sunday’s action, the Raiders were able to defeat Cleveland without Brown, 16-6, to move to 4-3.
A graduate of Bowling Green State University, Teddy Rydquist has been contributing to Saturday Down South and Saturday Tradition since 2019. In addition to his work here, he has covered the Michigan Wolverines for GBMWolverine and Wolverine Digest. He can be found on Twitter @TeddyRydquist.
