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Family says ex New York Giants QB Lorenzen still sick but ‘treatment has been effective'

Support is rolling in for Jared Lorenzen, the standout quarterback who is battling serious health issues in a hospital right now.

“We are all thinking about Jared and his family,” current Highlands head football coach Brian Weinrich said. “We can all agree that he is a fighter.”

Lorenzen was hospitalized in an intensive care unit June 28 with an infection plus heart and kidney issues.

Lorenzen's family released a statement through Kentucky Sports Radio at noon July 2 with an update on his condition. It read "Jared's overnight was uneventful and that is a good thing.