Cleveland Browns Players Hit With Flu Bug Just when it couldn’t get any worse for the Cleveland Browns, it got worse.
The team has been sacked by the flu.
Yesterday, 12 players, including Pro Bowl nose tackle Shaun Rogers and five other starters, missed practice with flulike symptoms as the 1-5 team began installing the game plan for Sunday’s matchup against the Green Bay Packers.
Coach Eric Mangini scaled back the workout in hopes of keeping his healthy players from getting sick. He’s also emphasizing preventive measures to stop the virus from spreading deeper.
“We’re being really aggressive preventatively,” he said. “If there’s any sign of it and we think it’s heading that way, we’d much rather (send them home) to minimize the effects on the player.”
Mangini implied the sick players had not yet been tested for H1N1 virus.
