More than a week after collapsing in the Cleveland Browns locker room, linebacker Marcus Benard said that his fainting spell was caused by stress.
“It was stress related,” Benard told the Associated Press. “I’ve got a lot going on personally. I’ve just got to take care of my body better with the things that are going on.”
Benard wound up playing in Sunday’s game and recording a sack. He left quickly after the loss to the Jets and didn’t talk with the media.
“Nothing happened,” he said. “I had a baby, that’s where I rushed off to.”
A battery of tests determined that Benard has no heart problems or any other serious medical conditions. He thanked his teammate Matt Roth for getting him medical attention so quickly.
“Sorry to scare everybody like that,” he said.
