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Former Illini Christion Abercrombie to be discharged, head to rehabilitation

Former Illinois Football LB Christion Abercrombie will be discharged from Vanderbilt University Medical Center on Wednesday, Oct. 17, according to Tennessee State Football’s Twitter account.

Abercrombie will not head to the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, a top rehabilitation center for brain injuries.

It’s clearly an amazing recovery after such an uncertain time, and his mom Staci summed it up best.

Oct. 13, 2018 UPDATE

Former Illinois Football LB Christion Abercrombie was upgraded to stable condition on Sunday, according to an update from Tennessee State Football’s Twitter account.

Abercrombie had been in critical condition since sustaining an injury on Sept.