CD6405 Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 (edited) Seahawks' Engram out indefinitely with thyroid condition By GREGG BELL, AP Sports WriterOctober 13, 2006KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) -- Seahawks receiver Bobby Engram will miss Sunday's battle for the NFC West lead at St. Louis with a thyroid condition and will remain out indefinitely. Engram, Seattle's leading receiver last season, has 18 receptions in four games this year. He was at home resting for the third consecutive practice day on Friday. He previously had been listed as questionable for Sunday. Coach Mike Holmgren said tests revealed the 11-year veteran has a thyroid condition that is causing an accelerated heart rate and fatigue. The 33-year-old Engram will have more tests in about a week. "He feels like he's going a million miles an hour," Holmgren said. "So he kind of has to slow that down just a little bit. And he has no energy. "He's taking it easy this week. He's on medicine, getting his strength back. He's feeling better, but I don't even want him coming into the (team) building." Holmgren said team doctors still do not know whether Engram's condition is being caused by a virus or perhaps by Graves' Disease -- a treatable, autoimmune condition in which antibodies the body uses to fight disease begin attacking the body itself and cause the thyroid to produce an excess amount of hormones. Holmgren stressed the Seahawks believe they have the condition under control and that Engram should be back soon. "It's very treatable," Holmgren said. "Every indication I am getting is, he's on medication, after he goes through this series of meds, he should be OK ... It's not an unusual thing. This is not a rare ... this is not off the charts. So please don't make it any more than that, because it's not." http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-s...ov=ap&type=lgns Edited October 13, 2006 by CD6405 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 I'm glad it is treatable. Many have such illnesses. I It will hurt Hass as Engram has been his possession go to guy. Branch can be but is more of a deep threat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABearWithFurniture Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 Out indefinitely...this disease is very treatable. He should be back in another week or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venus Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 Sorry to hear about Bobby, but I need Deion to do something this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghengis_chan Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 Will we see Burleson get more involved. He's been on my bench long before the Branch trade. With Alexander the Great sidelined Seattle has been throwing a lot. Could be a shootout in St Louis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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