Here’s the Baltimore Ravens statement:
On Twitter, Chicago Tribune Reporter Brad Biggs tweeted this photo of hallways at Soldiers Field being cleared to make room to put Ozzie Newsome in an ambulance.
Security at Soldier Field stops employees from using hallway to load person from #Ravens on ambulance pic.twitter.com/PVYF2Ff7LL
— Brad Biggs (@BradBiggs) November 18, 2013
#Ravens officials were adamant they wanted person going on ambulance taken out side door of locker room so no one would see
— Brad Biggs (@BradBiggs) November 18, 2013
#Ravens had Soldier Field security stop employees attempting to leave stadium from navigating hallway to pull this off.
— Brad Biggs (@BradBiggs) November 18, 2013
I don't know if it was a player or who was put on the ambulance to be transported but it was an individual with #Ravens
— Brad Biggs (@BradBiggs) November 18, 2013
#Bears source confirms reports that it was #Ravens GM Ozzie Newsome that was taken from Soldier Field by ambulance.
— Brad Biggs (@BradBiggs) November 18, 2013
Nestor Aparicio of WNST.net was next to Newsome in the press box when he saw that Ozzie wasn’t feeling well. This is what he tweeted:
I'm finally at Midway Airport & can tweet a few facts re: Ozzie Newsome.
— Nestor Aparicio (@NestorAparicio) November 18, 2013
Ozzie Newsome sat behind me for 5 hours at the game. When game ended, he was sweating profusely & I thought it was unusual.
— Nestor Aparicio (@NestorAparicio) November 18, 2013
We rode in same elevator (& that NEVER happens btw). He walked in front of me whole way to locker room & wasn't moving well.
— Nestor Aparicio (@NestorAparicio) November 18, 2013
Newsome was sweating profusely & he was almost not walking at his usual gate. I was told he later fainted. After #Ravens presser…
— Nestor Aparicio (@NestorAparicio) November 18, 2013
there was a stretcher & ambulance at door of #Ravens locker room & that's VERY unusual. All players were accounted for inside & whispers…
— Nestor Aparicio (@NestorAparicio) November 18, 2013
Began. I was told by 3 sources that Ozzie Newsome was struggling. Bears security moved ambulance & I saw Ozzie walk into it 15 mins later.
— Nestor Aparicio (@NestorAparicio) November 18, 2013
And for what its worth, I think the world of Ozzie Newsome & respect the heck out of him. It was a weird spot as a journalist w/story live.
— Nestor Aparicio (@NestorAparicio) November 18, 2013
I hope Ozzie Newsome gets well soon. He’s a legend and an NFL Treasure.
Stay tuned.
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