Cardinals Coach Freddie Kitchens Has Emergency Heart Surgery

Coach heart surgery: Arizona Cardinals quarterback coach Freddie Kitchens had heart surgery this week, according to reports.
Cardinals Coach Freddie Kitchens Has Emergency Heart Surgery
This is a 2012 photo of Freddie Kitchens of the Arizona Cardinals. (NFL via Getty Images)
Jack Phillips
6/5/2013
Updated:
7/18/2015

Arizona Cardinals quarterback coach Freddie Kitchens had heart surgery this week, according to reports.

Kitchens, who underwent surgery, was confirmed by the Cardinals to have undergone a procedure on Tuesday night, according to ESPN. The surgery took approximately nine hours.

He began to feel dizzy and light-headed during the team’s practice before he was taken to the hospital. An examination found that he had a defect in his aorta, requiring immediate surgery.

“According to the doctors who performed the surgery, it went very well and the early prognosis is positive. The Kitchens family is grateful to everyone who has and continues to extend their support, well wishes and prayers,” reads a statement from the Cardinals on Wednesday.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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