Feb 16, 2024, 5:15 pm ET
McMichael has been responding to antibiotics for a urinary tract infection and will be released from the hospital in the next few days.
CHICAGO — The great Steve McMichael, former Chicago Bears playerwho has ALS, was responding to antibiotics after being hospitalized due to a urinary tract infection and He is expected to be discharged in the coming days.his family said in a statement on Friday.
Steve McMichael, when he played for the Chicago Bears. Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
McMichael, who was admitted to intensive care at a suburban Chicago hospital on Thursday, They were also removing fluid from his lungs. “The continued prayers are appreciated,” his family added.
McMichael, 66, He was hospitalized a week after being elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He is scheduled to be inducted Aug. 3 as part of a class that includes former Bears Julius Peppers and Devin Hester.
McMichael informed the Chicago Tribune in April 2021 that He suffered from the condition known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.which attacks the nerve cells that control muscles throughout the body.
“I promise you, this epitaph I’m going to have now? “I never thought it would end like this.”McMichael told the Tribune.
McMichael, who controlled the interior of the line for the Bears’ famous “46 defense,” was an All-Pro during the 1985 and 1987 Super Bowl championship seasons. Played in a franchise-record 191 consecutive games from 1981 to 1993 and ranks second behind Hall of Famer Richard Dent on the Bears’ all-time sacks list with 92 1/2. His last season was with Green Bay in 1994.
Whether he was terrorizing opponents or talking about the Bears on sports radio, the man known as “Ming The Merciless” and “Mongo” for the “Blazing Saddles” character who knocked out a horse remained a prominent presence. in Chicago long after his game. days ended. He also spent five years in professional wrestling in the late 1990s.
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