Jones talked to their units, Fitzgerald said.

Fitzgerald didn't want to speculate on Arians' status, other than to say "hopefully he'll be back in a few days" and be able to accompany the team on its road trip to Atlanta.

With two hospital trips in four months, Fitzgerald was asked if he thought Arians might be better served with extended time off.

"I don't think any of us have the right to try and tell him to stay away," Fitzgerald said.

Arians isn't wired that way, Fitzgerald added, noting that the coach jumped right back into meetings and dissecting plays right after returning from the San Diego incident.

Fitzgerald did acknowledge, however, that the team could help out their coach with improved play.

"When we were 13-3 last year, he was feeling good," Fitzgerald said. "As a player you feel probably responsible for what is happening and the stress for him not feeling well. A lot of that falls on our shoulders. We don't feel good about it."

Arians was in the hospital for less than 24 hours in August, going there when he wasn't feeling well at the outset of a night practice. He returned to make an appearance at the following day's practice and also coached a couple of days later when the two teams played each other in a preseason game.

"I'm too old to not listen to doctors anymore," Arians said after the hospitalization.

It was jarring news coming off the disappointing 30-24 loss to the Vikings.