Posted at 12:33 p.m., Monday, August 13, 2007
NFL: Raiders' Kiffin hospitalized with viral infection
Associated Press
NAPA, Calif. — Oakland Raiders coach Lane Kiffin was taken to a local hospital today to get treatment for a viral infection.According to a team spokesman, Kiffin, 32, had been fighting the illness for a few days and was not getting better.
Kiffin, who led the Raiders to a 27-23 win over Arizona on Saturday in his first game as an NFL head coach, looked fine after the game but continued to feel ill.
Yesterday, Oakland canceled a scheduled conference call between Kiffin and reporters covering the team.
The Raiders returned to practice today and some players weren't even aware their coach was missing until heading out to the field.
Kiffin, hired on Jan. 23 to replace the fired Art Shell, is the youngest head coach in the NFL.
