Philadelphia Eagles guard Brandon Brooks left Sunday's game against the Seattle Seahawks with what the team announced as the illness. On Monday Brooks opened up the “illness” and revealed that it was actually anxiety issues that caused him to leave in a post on Twitter.

Brooks revealed that he usually vomits every game day in the morning but it usually goes away before game time. On  Sunday he couldn't get it under control and had to leave the game.

Eagles coach Doug Pederson also confirmed on Monday that it had to do with anxiety but didn't want to go more into detail. Pederson also said it was something the team will continue to support him through.

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“Yeah, it’s connected,” Pederson said on WIP, via Dave Zangaro of NBCSportsPhiladelphia.com. “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.”

Brooks, a third-round pick by the Houston Texans in 2012, has been with the Eagles since 2016. He's started 57 out of 59 games in his first three-plus seasons in Philadelphia and has gone to the Pro Bowl twice.

Hopefully, Brooks continues to get the help he needs so that he can overcome this. Sometimes it's about more than football, and this is one of those cases.