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McNabb Denies Claim He Was Sick at Super Bowl
Donovan McNabb disputed claims by teammates that he was ill during the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl and needed help calling a play.
After his first practice for the Pro Bowl on Wednesday, the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback said there was nothing wrong with him during the loss to the New England Patriots apart from the expected pressure of a close Super Bowl.
"No, I wasn't sick and no, I didn't throw up," McNabb said. "If people want to use that as an excuse for why we lost, that's not the way it was, but I'll put it on my shoulders. I'll take the blame."
McNabb raised the subject two days after Eagles center Hank Fraley told a Philadelphia TV station that the QB was sick late in the game last Sunday and that receiver Freddie Mitchell helped out in the huddle by calling a play.
Mitchell said in another TV interview that he finished a play call.
McNabb "fought to the end. He gave it his all," Fraley said on Comcast SportsNet. "He could hardly call the plays - that's how exhausted he was trying to give it his all. If you remember back when we played Jacksonville two years ago and he ended up puking, it was close to that scene. He exhausted everything he had."
McNabb was shaky at times in Sunday's game. He passed for 357 yards and three touchdowns, but he also threw three interceptions.
McNabb said he was bothered by Fraley's statements.
"When I heard about it, I was kind of upset," McNabb said.
Source: AP
After his first practice for the Pro Bowl on Wednesday, the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback said there was nothing wrong with him during the loss to the New England Patriots apart from the expected pressure of a close Super Bowl.
"No, I wasn't sick and no, I didn't throw up," McNabb said. "If people want to use that as an excuse for why we lost, that's not the way it was, but I'll put it on my shoulders. I'll take the blame."
McNabb raised the subject two days after Eagles center Hank Fraley told a Philadelphia TV station that the QB was sick late in the game last Sunday and that receiver Freddie Mitchell helped out in the huddle by calling a play.
Mitchell said in another TV interview that he finished a play call.
McNabb "fought to the end. He gave it his all," Fraley said on Comcast SportsNet. "He could hardly call the plays - that's how exhausted he was trying to give it his all. If you remember back when we played Jacksonville two years ago and he ended up puking, it was close to that scene. He exhausted everything he had."
McNabb was shaky at times in Sunday's game. He passed for 357 yards and three touchdowns, but he also threw three interceptions.
McNabb said he was bothered by Fraley's statements.
"When I heard about it, I was kind of upset," McNabb said.
Source: AP