Arizona Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill describes his 'very scary' COVID-19 experience
Arizona Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill discussed his recent experience with COVID-19 on Saturday during the television broadcast of the team's Red and White practice.
"It’s terrible," he said. "I thought I would be part of the 85% of the population that would have no or mild symptoms. I wasn’t. I ended up in the hospital in an ICU for five days. It was an awful experience. I never had major problems breathing but I did have severe headaches and a temperature that kept spiking to 103 degrees. It was very scary."
Bidwill, 55, was hospitalized last month in Rhode Island.
He had been traveling on the East Coast for a few weeks, after working remotely since March. His symptoms included a headache and fever.
Bidwill has been president of the family-owned team since 2007, after previously serving as vice president and general counsel. His father and previous team owner, Bill, died in October.
The Arizona Republic's Katherine Fitzgerald and Cards Wire's Jess Root contributed to this story.