Darren Woodson described in scary detail his family’s battle with COVID-19 in an interview with WFAA in Dallas.
The former Dallas Cowboys star, who was a five-time Pro Bowler and three-time Super Bowl champ, said, “It felt like I was in a car crash. My body was aching, sore back, legs, hard to get out of bed for a day,” he said.
The Woodsons’ troubles began when his wife took a business trip to Houston. Her business partner had already contracted the COVID-19 virus.
Woodson, his 19 and 4-year-old sons did a rapid test and initially all tested negative.
“Then all of a sudden, five hours later after a negative test I had chills, 102 degree temperature and had all the COVID symptoms,” Woodson said.
“It affected me more mentally than physically, the first couple of days, I just didn’t know when I was going to get back to myself,” said Woodson.
He said he felt really sick for two days but after 10 days felt like himself again. So far, he’s had no lingering effects.