Broncos Kubiak taken to hospital after Sunday’s game

Denver Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak was taken via ambulance to an area hospital after Sunday’s 23-16 loss to the Atlanta Falcons as a precaution while suffering from “flu-like symptoms.”

Kubiak was transported in an ambulance to a Denver-area hospital for evaluation shortly after wrapping up his post-game press conference Sunday. Patrick Smyth, Broncos vice president of public relations, tweeted the news about 90 minutes after the game’s conclusion.

After Sunday’s game, Coach Kubiak had flu-like symptoms and was taken to a hospital as a precaution. He’s currently being evaluated.

— Patrick Smyth (@psmyth12) October 10, 2016

It’s the second such occasion in which Kubiak was hospitalized on game day, the first when he suffered a “mini-stroke” while running off the field during a game on Nov. 3, 2013, as the coach of the Houston Texans.

Kubiak missed a game with the ailment before being let go by the Texans a month later. He would spend the 2014 season as the offensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens before being hired as the Broncos head coach in January 2015.

In his introductory press conference with the Broncos, Kubiak addressed the health episode, saying it was a scary time and that he probably ran himself “into the ground a little bit.”

“I think I learned a lot from that. I’m doing great, I’m feeling fine. Hopefully I look OK. But I’m doing fine, I worked through that,” Kubiak said at the time. ”… I probably just ran myself down a little bit too much, but I’ve come back from it. Everybody tells me I’m doing just fine. I took a big physical this past week so I’m ready to go. I’m good.”

No further information was readily available as of Sunday evening. Check back to denversports.com for further information should it become available.

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