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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- The sun beat down through high, wispy clouds and a bluish-gray haze Wednesday. It was 81 and climbing -- just another typical summer morning in Jacksonville.
This hasn't been a normal training camp for the Jaguars, however. Two 300-pound defensive linemen, Larry Smith and John Henderson, succumbed to the heat and were taken to the hospital over the first four days of practice.
Smith returned to the field Wednesday and Henderson was fine, but their hospitalizations were another reminder of the dangers of playing football in the heat common during training camp. It's a lesson the NFL has been hammering home, especially since the heat-related death of Vikings lineman Korey Stringer two summers ago.
"The truth is, everybody gets a little dizzy sometimes," said Panthers offensive tackle Todd Steussie, a former teammate and close friend of Stringer. "And sometimes it's hard to determine on your own if you should be out there or not."
This hasn't been a normal training camp for the Jaguars, however. Two 300-pound defensive linemen, Larry Smith and John Henderson, succumbed to the heat and were taken to the hospital over the first four days of practice.
Smith returned to the field Wednesday and Henderson was fine, but their hospitalizations were another reminder of the dangers of playing football in the heat common during training camp. It's a lesson the NFL has been hammering home, especially since the heat-related death of Vikings lineman Korey Stringer two summers ago.
"The truth is, everybody gets a little dizzy sometimes," said Panthers offensive tackle Todd Steussie, a former teammate and close friend of Stringer. "And sometimes it's hard to determine on your own if you should be out there or not."
