brandon brooks reveals anxiety is the reason he missed two of the past three games. causes him to have severe stomach illness and was so bad he needed i. v. fluids. brook says it's not fear or nervousness causing the problem but instead his devotion to football. >> i have, like, an obsession with the game and it's an unhealthy obsession right now. >> brooks also said he's not ashamed of his condition and is now working with team doctors. and we'll be right back with sports. walked around the shelter, no intention of adopting. he was the very last kennel in the very last row. emaciated. he was skin and bones. usually what you see in neglected dogs. it was one of those complete, meant-to-be moments... i totally fell in love with him. (avo) through the subaru share the love event, we've helped the aspca save nearly thirty thousand animals so far. get a new subaru, and we'll donate another two hundred and fifty dollars to help those in need. ♪put a little love in your heart.♪ >>> this is sports desk, brought to you by xfinity. x1 from xfinity will change the way you expe

the curious case of brandon brooks. two of the lea last three games with an illness and today he revealed it was because of anxiety. he's had this idea before in his career they thought it might be just a stomach ulcer today he opened up for the first time about the condition. >> it's an obsession. i can emphasize that enough. it's not, you know, nervousness or fear. i love the organization. the organization has been great. they're supporting me with this. the head coach, my conditioning coach, howie, everybody supporting me. and you know i'll make it through. i'll be okay. >> how war eskin, gary cobb, dave spadaro and myself will break down the eagles chance of getting win on "game day live" sunday at 10:00 a.m. then after the ravens game we'll have a special fox 29 post game report with life reaction. little college football st. joe's taking on princeton right here. newkirk nails the three to put st. joe's up by 10 right now they're in the second half and the tigers have the lead by seven. st. joe's has the lead by se

eagles guard brandon brooks has missed two of the last three games, reason why has been a mystery untilht now. brooks has been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder that causes him to be violently ill for about 24 hours. he is now seeing a psychologist and he is taking medications, but it takes time for medicine to kick in. he believes that the illness has caused him to miss two games while a member of the houston texans. >> i cannot emphasize it enough, it is not nervousness or fear, i love the organization. the organization has been great, they are supporting me with this, the head coach, my position coach, howie, i will make it through, i will be owe kay. nothing i'm ashamed of. >> brooks hopes to play sunday at baltimore and speaking of the ravens joe flacco/carson wentz comparison will be made all week long. first guy from division one double a programs, flacco went to delaware, we all know that around here. went to north dakota state but joeys a super bowl winning quarterback and doug pederson is well aware of his talent. >> joe throws the deep ball extremely well, very accurate with

sixers lose 123-114. >>> eagles guard brandon brooks has missed two of the last three games. ason why was a mystery, until right now. brooks has been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder that caused him to be violently ill for about 24 hours. he is now seeing a psychologist and taking medication. he believes that the illness has caused him to miss, two games while he was a member of the the houston texans. >> it is an obsession. i cannot emphasize it enough. it is not nervousness or fear. the organization has been great. they are supporting me with this. the head coach, my position coach, howie, i will make it through. i will be owe kay. it is nothing i'm ashamed of. >> brooks hopes to play sunday when eagles play ravens. >> that is all for sports i'm don bell, have a great the day. >>> coming up next on "eyewitness news" how feds interest rate hike is impacting marks. >> amazon makes their first delivery by drone we will tell what you they shipped, plus this. >>> just traveling for the holidays this year people are far from alone, i'm chris mar teen necessary los angeles on wha

brandon brooks is beckham will not play for the eagles. let's take a look at the birds warming up a little bit. they are getting ready to face the redskins. we thought this would be a key division matchup a few weeks ago, turned out to be a little bit of an afterthought for the birds. the eagles have a three game losing streak. they are still alive in the playoff hunt, yes, it's a long shot, but they are giving up hopefully'. >> we're still in the conversation even though it's down there, we're still in the conversation, four games is a a lot of football, it's a quarter of the season. by no means do we want to ease up now. this is not the time, this is the time to push forward and be aggressive. >> nobody likes to lose especially in this business as a quarterback, i'm wired to be a winner. i can say the same thing for the guys in the locker room, we'll prepare and be the same win or lose, that's what it takes to be great. >> we'll have more often game coming up on "action news" sports sunday. ducis rogers will be joined by a special guest

. >> eagle guard brandon brook has missed two of the last three games. now we know why.s been diagnosed with an anxiety condition. he's work with a doctor to get the help he needs. >> eagles don't think they are a bad football team. >> we are not talking about a huge margin. we have one or two plays that flips the entire trajectory of the season. >> that little detail. if i locked it in that much more, tweaked this one detail, the outcome would be different. still ahead, st. joes >> temple's new head coach was raised in georgia. he says he grew up a flyer hockey fan loving them because of their toughness. sounds like collins will fit in nicely. he spent the last two years with the florida gators. he's so good he even asked himself questions at the news conference. >> i know the question so i'll ask it now. do i feel pressure? back to back winning the east. do i feel pressure? that's what i live for. that's what i thrive for. >> delaware introduced their new coach. he comes from the football conference. st. joes, the game with the hawks. a 15-4 hawks win 76-68. phillies r

. >> reporter: it has been a mystery why offensive lineman brandon brooks has missed the last two games, he woke up two days and was feeling sick, he revealed he's suffering from anxiety. >> it's not nervousness or fear of the game, what it is is, i'm actually kind of like an obsession with the game. and it's an unhealthy obsession right now and, you know, i'm working with team doctors and things to get everything straightened out and get the help that i needed. >> reporter: brandon says he has always had anxiety, he wants to be perfect and when it's not, he gets anxiety. he was led to believe it was because of ulcers, but it is much more. he is very open sharing this, and is not embarrassed. >> you know, i got to kind of taper it down and kind of chill and turn my brain off. and then, you know, go talk to somebody. figure out why i'm constantly searching to be perfect and if i'm not perfect, you know, i don't feel like i've done my job or it was enough. >> brandon says he has already started medication and if he stays on it it will not derail his football career. >> thanks, john, for h

. >>> brandon brooks is not fearful of the game. wakes up violently i will on game days, he missed the last three games he is working with doctors and taking with medication. for the longest time he thought he was dealing dealing with an ulcer. >>> we cannot reach a unanimous verdict. >> reporter: bombshell announcement. the man at the center of the alleged plot is speaking out. >> i have to be honest i'm surprised, i feel they left so much on the table. >> that's michael depolitto the husband of the woman allegedly trying to higher a hit man to kill him in 2009. she has maintained her innocence, but one juror who voted to find her guilty said it was real she thought he was dead and this is what she wanted. >> coming up at 7:00 a.m., we'll have more on the case. with the "g.m.a." first look, abc news, new york. ♪ with advil, you'll ask what sinus headache? what stiff joints? what time of the month cramps? what nighttime pain? make all your pains a distant memory with advil the world's #1 choice what pain? advil. daddy!! did you get

brandon brooks missed two of the past three games, each time it was an illness on the morning of theoks revealed he is diagnosed with an anxiety condition. he is getting the help he needs. >>> meanwhile the birds are preparing for the game on sunday in baltimore. the game sits at 5-8 and the would have game has begun. >> the little detail, if i had done this once more or tweaked this detail the outcome would be different. >> nothing to do with the energy for playing hard. it's just making one additional play or one less mistake. >> the new owl has landed. this morning temple introduced jeff collins as their new head football coach. both the coach and school are excited. >> reporter: he said he felt like a prize recruit which is what temple considers jeff collin as they welcome him with open arms and pomp and circumstance. >> a crazy 48 hours, right now running on adrenalin and probably 6 to 8 diet mountain dews running through my system. and he call it's a dream come true to be a head coach. after leading two top ten defenses in florida and calls matt rhule one of his closest friends

. >>> brandon brooks, the offensive line man mentioned two of the thereafter three games, now we know why, don bell joins us with what brooks revealed >> it was an interesting day at the novacare complex. just to reiterate. brandon brookses missed two of the at least games, is because he's been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder that causes him to become violently ill for about the last 24 hours, the illness lasts about 24 hour, he's now seeing a psychologist and taking medication. however, the medicine takes weeks to be effective. the 27-year-old believes the illness has caused him to miss two games previously in his career. >> it's an obsession, i can't emphasize it enough. it's not, you know, nervousness or fear. i love the organization. the organization has been great. they're supporting me. the headcoach, my coach, how with, i'll make it through, i'll be ok. nothing i'm ashamed. of >> brooks diagnosis is somewhat of a surprise, they believe he suffered from stomach ulcer, not anxiety, so brooks is in the first year of his five-year 40 million dollar deal. we'll see what happens >

. >>> brandon brooks, the offensive line man mentioned two of the thereafter three games, now we know why, don bell joins us with what brooks revealed >> it was an interesting day at the novacare complex. just to reiterate. brandon brookses missed two of the at least games, is because he's been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder that causes him to become violently ill for about the last 24 hours, the illness lasts about 24 hour, he's now seeing a psychologist and taking medication. however, the medicine takes weeks to be effective. the 27-year-old believes the illness has caused him to miss two games previously in his career. >> it's an obsession, i can't emphasize it enough. it's not, you know, nervousness or fear. i love the organization. the organization has been great. they're supporting me. the headcoach, my coach, how with, i'll make it through, i'll be ok. nothing i'm ashamed. of >> brooks diagnosis is somewhat of a surprise, they believe he suffered from stomach ulcer, not anxiety, so brooks is in the first year of his five-year 40 million dollar deal. we'll see what happens >

brandon brooks was a late scratch because of an illness for the sick time in three week.e about this situation. >> he definitely wants to explore, um, the reasons why, you know, and if we can help him i want to help him, make sure it doesn't happen again. >> question from reporter. >> medically i don't know. i mean i'm not brandon so i can't speak for him. but something we got to get to the bottom of and help him as an athlete. >> washington everett was the twenty one put the cheap shot on darrin sproles and today he apologized that's not enough. he could have ended sproles career. jason peterson along with a bunch of other guys wanted to go after him. take look at this once again. on the punt return he hits sproles way before he gets the ball. the refs called a personal foul but esche have been kick out of this game and should be suspen suspended. this is something the eagles won't forget. >> my condolences to him. definitely wasn't intentional for me to try to take guy out of the game. i was out there trying to play football. >> the guy through the flag for reason. he t

brandon brooks despite announcing he has an anxiety problem, he will play a right guard. rick lavato is in for john nba ch. >>> despite the weather, the malls were busy. at the mall many carried multiple bags, with the connector between the court and the plaza they dintsd -- didn't have to venture into the bad weather. jeanette reyes met a dad who was helping his daughter celebrate. >> reporter: this is overwhelming. >> it's a little more than overwhelming the busiest shopping day of the year and my daughter is 16 years old and able to legally drive. it's a little more than overwhelming. >> after nearly a week off the grid because of ice, neighborhood patience is wearing thin. >> it's been known to doctors since civil wartime, now experts are working on a new thing for phantom limb pain. >> "action news" continues. glrm so glad you stayed with us, people living in eugene oregon are saying enough is enough. it's five days since an ice storm knocked out the electricity and they will not be back online anytime soon. power crews say there are dozens of downed branches and tre

. >> for the eagles you have the curious case of brandon brooks.es with an illness and now we know what it is. it's because of anxiety. brooks actually went to the hospital before the packers game because of this. today he talked about this for the first time. >> it's an obsession. i can't emphasize that enough. it's not nervousness or fear. i love the organize. the organization has been great. they're supporting me with this. the head coach, my position coach, howie, everybody supporting me and, you know, i'll make it through. i'll be okay. >> how war eskin, gary cobb, dave spadaro and myself will break down the eagles chance of getting a win on "game day live" sunday at 10:00 a.m. then after the ravens game we'll have live reaction from the players in a special fox 29 post game report. >>> and congratulations to rosy massimino coaching at kaiser university. villanova old head coach. congratulations to him as long as you can do it, do it. >> absolutely. >> great job. he's doing great down there. >> how old is he. >> he's got to be 80? >> something

. >>> brandon brooks missed two out of the last three games with illness, now we know why he has sanday he talked about it for the first time. >> you know, i can't emphasize it enough, it is not, you know, nervousness or fear, i love the organization, the organization has been great. they're supporting me this, head coach, my position dogs, howie, everybody supporting me. and, you know, i'll make it through. i'll be okay. >> and temple introduced new head coach jeff collins, two great so signs, that's sports in a minute. i'm sean bell. >> ♪ >> the flyers, can you believe it, celebrating the longest winning streak since 1985. they've now made it ten in a row. but, our win against colorado last night certainly not easy. they battled it out with all hotter out there in denver, giving it all they do. doing it all. blocking shots, clearing pucks, broken sticks, than was lots of big man hugs happening out there on the ice. the final score in this 14 to three. >>> oh, they're going to get it done, going for 11, come on, guys, we have fate. time now 5:42, if you are waking up good morning, a

brandon brooks, one of our players for the eagles, says he couldn't play in the game because of a high attack. >> he missed the past couple of games. >> what he was having was gi symptoms. nausea, vomiting, to the point where he got dehydrated. he had to get iv fluids. and people don't realize this, but anxiety affect about 18% of the population. and it can be disabling and debilitating, if it is severe enough. look, little anxiety is good. we all feel this before we get on the air it, gives us that edge. but when it get disabling, then it is a problem. >> how does this develop though? since he's a professional football player, surely playing since younger, dealing with football and games who knows how many. does this develop over time? >> well the pressure, and the expectations build up. when you're playing in front of your high school classmates, that's one thing. when you're in front of everybody at the linc, and there is a lot, i mean, it is intense. i look at ice skating, these professional ice skaters in the olympics. how they do that, at such a young age, handle the pressure it