Andy Reid Carted Onto Field To Shake Hands With Sean Payton

PHILADELPHIA—Unable to walk off the sideline under his own power, Eagles coach Andy Reid was loaded onto a medical cart and driven to the 50-yard line to shake hands with Saints coach Sean Payton after their game Sunday. According to those in attendance, a hush fell over the crowd during the 11 minutes the team’s medical staff huddled around Reid, attempting to safely hoist the coach onto the cart with a crew of six grown men. “Coach Reid was conscious, but his breathing was labored and he complained of intense pain all over his body,” team physician Dr. Peter DeLuca told reporters. “Once we got him onto the cart we had to stabilize his neck out of fear that it couldn’t support his head. The good news is, we only had to use the defibrillator twice.” After completing the handshake, Reid gave a thumbs-up to indicate that he wanted the straw in his milkshake to be raised up to his mouth.