Rookie tight end James Casey knew that fellow rookie tight end Anthony Hill was ill after practice on Wednesday. He just didn't know how ill.
Hill, a fourth-round pick who grew up in Houston and played at North Carolina State, was originally diagnosed with pneumonia, but it turns out that he was suffering from swine flu.
Hill spent two nights in a hospital and was released Friday.
“I was shocked when I heard he had swine flu,” Casey said after practice Friday. “I knew he wasn't feeling well after practice Wednesday. It's one of those things you read and hear a lot about, but you never expect that it's going to affect someone you know, especially a guy whose locker is right next to mine.”