Here's a first, but probably not something Houston Texans rookie tight end Anthony Hill wanted to be first at. He is the first NFL player to be diagnosed with swine flu.
Anthony Hill is the only player on the Texans believed to have swine flu. However, the other players are being monitored.
Anthony Hill is a fourth-round pick from North Carolina State. He spent two nights in the hospital and was released from the hospital Friday morning.
Originally, according to Anthony Hill, doctors thought it was pneumonia. However, results for swine flu came back and it was positive. Fortunately, Hill was already taking medicine for both.
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Houston is the first NFL team to confirm that one of its players has the H1N1 virus or swine flu. The team confirmed that there were a few players who felt ill yesterday, but that they were OK by today. The Houston Texans (1-2) host the Oakland Raiders (1-2) on Sunday.
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