Eagles confirm Brooks' Week 12 illness was related to anxiety

Philadelphia Eagles guard Brandon Brooks left the team's Week 12 loss to the Seattle Seahawks with what head coach Doug Pederson called an illness.

Pederson confirmed on Monday that Brooks' illness was connected to the lineman's anxiety issues.

"Yeah, it's connected," Pederson said on WIP Sports Radio, according to NBCS's Dave Zangaro. "I'll just say this, I'm not going to get into a lot of detail with that. Because, listen, this is a real-life issue. This is not a football issue with Brandon. This is a real-life issue that he has come out and publicly acknowledged and kind of shared his story a few years back. It's something that he's dealing with each and every day of his life.

"You never really know what triggers it. We're here to support him, we love him. It is unfortunate that it happened, but it's something that he deals with every single day. We're just going to continue to support him."

The 30-year-old detailed his struggles on Twitter, stating his nausea returned on Sunday prior to the game.

Brooks first disclosed he'd been diagnosed with a stress-related anxiety disorder in 2016. He missed two games that season with the issue.

The two-time Pro Bowler was a key component of the Eagles' Super Bowl win in 2018 and is widely considered one of the league's premier guards.