Boston ? Notre Dame-bound football coach Charlie Weis sued the doctors who performed the weight-loss surgery that nearly cost him his life two years ago, the Boston Herald reported Wednesday.

Weis, the New England Patriots’ offensive coordinator, was in a coma for two weeks and was given last rites.

The gastric bypass surgery took place at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Weis is suing Dr. Charles M. Ferguson, Dr. Richard Hodin, Dr. Peter J. Lee, Dr. Sharon L. Stein and Dr. Sutano Misra, the Herald reported. A medical malpractice tribunal that included a judge, attorney and doctor recently ruled the case can go forward.

Weis suffered excessive bleeding, septic shock, adult respiratory distress syndrome and ongoing leg problems, a surgeon told the tribunal.