Former Alabama Quarterback In Critical Condition

WSFA.Com ^ | May 23, 2003 | staff writer

[Sokol]

May 23, 8:01am Former Alabama Quarterback In Critical Condition

Former Alabama and NFL quarterback Jeff Rutledge remains in critical condition with unspecified injuries this morning after a two-vehicle accident on Interstate 40 near Memphis.

The 47-year-old Rutledge coaches high school football for Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville. He played college ball at Alabama, and had a 12-year career in the N-F-L. A Safety Department spokeswoman says Rutledge reportedly lost control of his car and went underneath a truck yesterday afternoon. The truck driver wasn't injured. Rutledge was life-flighted to the Regional Medical Center at Memphis, where a nursing supervisor said he was in critical condition. He played at Alabama under Bear Bryant from 1975-to-78, and had a 12-year career in the NFL with the Los Angeles Rams, New York Giants and Washington Redskins. He is also a former assistant coach at Vanderbilt University.

[Sokol]

I checked to see if this had been posted. I remember watching Jeff play at Alabama as a teenager. I am sad to see this. I pray for his recovery.

[jra]

Luckily, since this article was written, Jeff's condition has dramatically improved.

He's no longer needing the assistance of a respirator to breathe.

Hopefully, he'll make a complete recovery.

ROLL TIDE!

[Sokol]

Thank you for the update. Glad to hear it.