2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁Gi ants ▁announced ▁that ▁F ells ▁had ▁been ▁dealing ▁with ▁a ▁chron ic ▁an k le ▁condition , ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁discovered ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁st aph ▁in fection , ▁a ▁discovery ▁made ▁after ▁he ▁had ▁received ▁a ▁cort is one ▁injection ▁for ▁his ▁an k le ▁injury . ▁Specifically , ▁it ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁MR SA , ▁which ▁is ▁resist ant ▁to ▁many ▁ant ib iot ics ▁that ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁treat ▁st aph ▁in fe ctions . ▁He ▁has ▁had ▁six ▁sur ger ies ▁on ▁his ▁foot . ▁Do ctors ▁do ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁am put ate ▁his ▁foot , ▁but ▁they ▁are ▁afraid ▁that ▁the ▁MR SA ▁in fection ▁may ▁have ▁spread , ▁or ▁may ▁spread , ▁to ▁the ▁b one ▁( ost e omy el itis ), ▁or ▁even ▁the ▁blood ▁( se ps is ), ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁could ▁ultimately ▁be ▁fatal ▁even ▁with ▁proper ▁medical ▁care . ▁F ells ▁had ▁had ▁a ▁ 1 0 4 ▁degree ▁F ▁temperature ▁upon ▁his ▁arrival ▁at ▁the ▁emer gency ▁room ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁taken ▁by ▁his ▁wife . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁st aph ▁in fection ▁found ▁in ▁his ▁an k le , ▁he ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁injured ▁reserve . ▁As ▁of ▁October ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁F ells ' ▁condition ▁appeared ▁to ▁possibly ▁be ▁impro ving , ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁moved ▁from ▁the ▁int ensive ▁care