From the Gridiron Legends induction Saturday comes news on Texans defensive coordinator Wade Phillips, via his father. This is the money quote:
↵↵↵According to Bum in remarks at the Gridiron Legends reception, Wade had "a tumor the size of a volleyball that encompassed his kidney and his gall bladder, so he had them all taken out. He’s got a scar about this long." At that point, Bum held his hands about a foot apart. Bum also said the tumor was not malignant. In visiting with Wade, it was obvious he’s lost a lot of weight. He said he’d be restricted to working from the upstairs for as long as the Texans season goes
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Now, I'm not one to question Bum Phillips, but I think he may have been exaggerating on the size of the tumor a bit. Even if it were benign, a volleyball-sized lump in your abdomen is not good. Kudos to Wade for downplaying what probably was a pretty scary situation in the media before his surgery. Also, know you can understand why it happened so quickly.
↵Still, I'm even more shocked Wade was back on the job last weekend. That sounded like a pretty serious surgery to come back from in two weeks. More than anything, it's good to see Wade back and healthy after all this.
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