“This is So Scary”: Kansas City Chiefs Player Suffering Cardiac Arrest During Training Saddens NFL World

Ayush Juneja | 07/06/2024
"This is So Scary": Kansas City Chiefs Player Suffering Cardiac Arrest During Training Saddens NFL World

Things haven’t gone well for the Chiefs and their players this off-season. The defending champions keep finding themselves in tough situations. Now, it has been reported that their backup Linebacker BJ Thompson has suffered a cardiac arrest during the practice.

Thompson suffered a seizure, which led to a heart attack. The incident has shocked and scared the fans all over the NFL. Fans came together and sent their heartfelt prayers his way. Many wondered why young athletes are suffering heart attacks and other health-related issues. Fans reacted to the news:

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Thompson is now in stable condition after being rushed to a local hospital. According to AP, the Chiefs’ training and medical staff treated Thompson until paramedics arrived. Team events have been postponed its final voluntary organized training of the week to Friday.

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Ayush Juneja

Ayush Juneja is an NFL sports journalist at The SportsRush. With over a year of covering the sport, he has penned more than 1300 articles so far. As a sports enthusiast and true adrenaline junkie, he finds the physical side of American Football to be especially thrilling and engaging. A big San Francisco 49ers fan but when it comes to playmakers, he prefers Josh Allen over Brock Purdy. However, he would gladly place Christian McCaffrey in second, someone he supported throughout the 2023 season and who ended up winning the OPOY.

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