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Jets coach Todd Bowles rejoins team after being hospitalized

FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2016, file photo, New York Jets coach Todd Bowles stands on the sideline during the team's NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns in Cleveland. Bowles has been hospitalized with what the team says is an "undisclosed illness," and he did not travel for the game at New England on Saturday. In a statement posted Friday, Dec. 23, on the team's website, the Jets say Bowles is in stable condition, but it is uncertain if he will eventually join the team in time for the game. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)
FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2016, file photo, New York Jets coach Todd Bowles stands on the sideline during the team's NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns in Cleveland. Bowles has been hospitalized with what the team says is an "undisclosed illness," and he did not travel for the game at New England on Saturday. In a statement posted Friday, Dec. 23, on the team's website, the Jets say Bowles is in stable condition, but it is uncertain if he will eventually join the team in time for the game. (AP Photo/David Richard, File) FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2016, file photo, New York Jets coach Todd Bowles stands on the sideline during the team's NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns in Cleveland. Bowles has been hospitalized with what the team says is an "undisclosed illness," and he did not travel for the game at New England on Saturday. In a statement posted Friday, Dec. 23, on the team's website, the Jets say Bowles is in stable condition, but it is uncertain if he will eventually join the team in time for the game. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)

By Associated Press 2 min read

NEW YORK (AP) – Todd Bowles will coach the New York Jets against the New England Patriots on Saturday after rejoining the team following a medical scare .

The Jets announced that Bowles was cleared by doctors and arrived at the team hotel Saturday morning after spending most of Friday in the hospital with what the team called an “undisclosed illness.”

Bowles was set to travel with the team to Gillette Stadium, but it was uncertain if he would direct the team from the sideline, as he usually does or from the coaches’ booth.

The 53-year-old Bowles fell ill early Friday afternoon and was taken to the hospital in New Jersey.

Assistant head coach Mike Caldwell ran the Jets’ walkthrough practice and was told on the team’s flight Friday to the Boston area that he would fill in if Bowles could not coach.