Shortly after the Ravens' overtime loss to the Bears in Chicago's Soldier Field, Baltimore general manager Ozzie Newsome left the stadium in an ambulance, according to WNST's Nestor Aparicio.
Nestor: Ozzie Newsome is apparently leaving Soldier Field in an ambulance. There's a rumor he fainted. Believed to be precautionary.
— WNST (@WNST) November 18, 2013A Bears source confirmed the report to the Chicago Tribune's Brad Biggs.
Aparicio tweeted that he was in a stadium elevator with Newsome after the game and that the GM was "sweating profusely."
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, 2013The Ravens released this statement: "Ozzie Newsome did not feel well after today's game and a team doctor recommended that Ozzie not fly tonight.”
Newsome, 57, has been the Ravens' general manager since 2002.
Topics: Ryan Wilson, Baltimore Ravens, NFL
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