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Injured Tennessee State LB, ex-Illini Christion Abercrombie ‘making progress’
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The mother of injured Tennessee State linebacker and former Illinois player Christion Abercrombie had a positive update regarding the status of her son on Tuesday.
During a Sept. 29 game at Vanderbilt, Abercrombie collapsed on the sidelined and was rushed into emergency surgery. He remains hospitalized and is in critical condition.
But Staci Abercrombie, Christion’s mother, posted a positive update, saying her son was making progress. She made the announcement via her Twitter account.
“Today is ‘Terrific Tuesday!’ God is working a miracle in Christion! He is moving in a positive direction and making progress. Christion is so strong. he squeezed my hand so hard, my knuckles were popping. Giving God all the glory in this. Keep praying.”
Today is “Terrific Tuesday!” God is working a miracle in Christion! He is moving in a positive direction and making progress. Christion is so strong. He squeezed my hand so hard, my knuckles were popping. Giving God all the glory in this. Keep praying. #ChristionStrong
— Staci Abercrombie (@smabercrombie) October 9, 2018
There is no timetable on Abercrombie’s release, but the continued progress has been a positive sign. He has been in the hospital for 10 days.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB