Atlanta Falcons head coach Mike Smith had to be taken off the team's charter plane after experiencing chest pains, according to a report on Sunday night. The Falcons were preparing to head home after a win over the Carolina Panthers earlier in the day when Smith began experiencing the chest pains. He was taken to a local hospital for tests, but did not suffer a heart attack, the team said.
Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Mike Smith Taken Off Plane With Chest Pains
Falcons head coach Mike Smith was taken to the hospital after experiencing chest pains on Sunday.
The report comes from Peter King of Sports Illustrated. The string of tweets is as follows.
Atlanta coach Mike Smith ushered off charter home from Charlotte, taken to hospital for chest pain. Not heart attack, club says. “Everything came out negative with the tests,” GM Thomas Dimitroff tells me. “Mike is in good spirits.” Owner Arthur Blank sending plane from Atlanta to Charlotte to transport Smith, Dimitroff back to Georgia. Should be back by 2 am. I’ve known Dimitroff for quite a while; he was very optimistic about Smith’s health tonight. Smith plans to be at coaches’ meeting Mon at 4.
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