Wade Phillips: 'I Get The Big Hit Award For The Week!'

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) - After taking a big hit in Sunday's game, Broncos defensive coordinator Wade Phillips is back in the office Monday.

And he brought his sense of humor with him.

"They say it was a collision on the sideline," Phillips tweeted. "But actually I got run over."

They say it was a collision on the sideline but actually I got run over.
— Wade Phillips (@sonofbum) October 31, 2016

"I get the big hit award for the week!" he added.

Head Coach Gary Kubiak confirmed that Phillips is doing great.

Kubiak to @DenverSports760 on Wade Phillips: "He's doing great. He just left my office a few minutes ago. Had a big smile on his face."
— Patrick Smyth (@psmyth12) October 31, 2016

"He just left my office a few minutes ago. He had a big smile on his face," Broncos Vice President of Public Relations Patrick Smyth tweeted, quoting Kubiak.

The 69-year-old Phillips was carted off the field during the second quarter of Sunday's game against the San Diego Chargers after taking a big hit on the sidelines.

DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 30: Defensive coordinator Wade Phillips of the Denver Broncos is carter off the field during the second quarter of the game against the San Diego Chargers at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on October 30, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)

The Broncos said that Phillips "fell backward and hit his head after impact."

He was taken to the hospital for tests, where he watched the remainder of the game, and released Sunday evening.

Phillips thanked everyone for their concern, assuring fans he's okay "and back to work at what [he] loves."