Go get Hurst

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

Supposedly he has that heart condition like that NBA player that died on the court years ago, name escapes me. Very sad for him.

Reggie Lewis

 

[Jipper]

No no no....this is not a knee or a shoulder it's a heart issue...you can't mess with these or you die...not just end of football but end of life.

If he is around in the 7th fine...but other than that absolutely not..
Just way too much risk

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

Hank Gathers.

Hank was not in the NBA when he died, he was still in college.

 

[DallasBlockersClub]

Go get him. He's the best player on the board by far and has been cleared to play by Harvard physicians, who literally write the textbook on heart conditions.

 

[Howboutdemcowboys31]

I trust the doctors. Again I would NEVER take this risk early. But round 4 is known as the injured/criminal with talent round. Go get him

 

[ghst187]

If not, I would Settle!

I like what you did there.
Also, I agree.
I have Poona as a distant third fall back to those two DT picks too.

 

[Aviano90]

At least we didn’t take him in the 2nd. That is already an improvement. #thinkpositive

 

[aikemirv]

Anything like Len Bias's heart issue?

I hope not because that was Cocaine, not a heart condition.

 

[jazzcat22]

I hope not because that was Cocaine, not a heart condition.

Oh yeah, forgot that was it, thought it was a heart condition. thanks for the reminder.

 

[btcutter]

If he is there, use a 6th on him. Picks that late are big longshots anyway.

With his medical condition, he likely won't ever be able to play again.

I thought he is medically cleared? Either you are or you aren't. He will play knowing the risks.

 

[aikemirv]

Oh yeah, forgot that was it, thought it was a heart condition. thanks for the reminder.

Will never forget since I am a Celtics fan. Set the franchise back for years

 

[robbieruff]

Reggie Lewis

Hank Gathers

 

[kevinhickey]

He fits a soon to be need since there’s no way Irving is back next year. He had a first round grade before the heart condition. He has passed medical re-checks. This is the time of the draft you take a risk. Package those two fourths and go get him.

I heard on the NFL network, from Mayock that he has the same condition as Hank Gathers.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

If he has a heart issue how is he even allowed to be in the draft?

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

Hank Gathers

They both had heart conditions, Reggie Lewis was with the Celtics and Hank was with Loyalo Marymount when he died on the court.

 

[garyv]

The two 4th Hurst DT and Hines RB

 

[robbieruff]

If it’s true that he has hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (which is what Hank Gathers had), it is not uncommon in well conditioned athletes...it’s a thickening of the heart muscle wall thus enlarging it and making it susceptible to arrhythmias...it’s actually a manageable condition with medication. In fact if he keeps his BP (and thus salt intake) under control and goes on dosages of beta blocker or similar drug (along with perhaps respiratory therapy as a man his size with his neck dimensions likely has sleep apnea also), he has a great chance of playing through the condition at a high level. Clearly, he’s been going thru life and competing at a high level already and medical science around this issue is light years beyond what it was 10-15 years ago. In fact, given the relatively early detection he might be able through meds and other therapies to remodel his heart back to a more or less normal size (depending on how pronounced the enlargement is).

I say if it’s deemed a manageable condition then it doesn’t hurt to take a chance on him and vise versa.

 

[1972COWBOY]

He has had an irregular EKG. Some say he has a similar condition to a player that had a low ejection fraction that would be serious if not corrected. He has recently had followups with a Harvard cardiologist and Michigan doctors. A followup should have involved ultrasound, echo cardiogram, stress test, and maybe some sort of scan of his arteries. According to sources he was cleared like he was when the issues came up a few years back at Michigan.

I would be concerned with him practicing and playing full equipment in the hot Dallas sun.

The followups he had should give details on his condition. Is his ejection fraction near 70 were it should be?, are his arteries clear ?, does he have any thickening of the heart muscle or enlarged heart?, are his valves working good?. Was his latest EKG normal ? They should be able to determine those things but the secrecy surrounding his tests due to possibly HIPPA violations are whats keeping him down.

 

[robbieruff]

They both had heart conditions, Reggie Lewis was with the Celtics and Hank was with Loyalo Marymount when he died on the court.

Yes I know. I was living in Boston at the time of Reggie’s incident. Was just mentioning another name...buy yes, Hank was in college.

 

[robbieruff]

He has had an irregular EKG. Some say he has a similar condition to a player that had a low ejection fraction (that would be serious) if not corrected. He has recently had followups with a Harvard cardiologist and Michigan doctors. A followup should have involved ultrasound, echo cardiogram, stress test, and maybe some sort of scan of his arteries. According to sources he was cleared like he was when the issues came up a few years back at Michigan.

I would be concerned with him practicing and playing full equipment in the hot Dallas sun.

The followups he had should give details on his condition. Is his ejection fraction near 70 were it should be?, are his arteries clear ?, does he have any thickening of the heart muscle or enlarged heart?, are his valves working good?. Was his latest EKG normal ? They should be able to determine those things but the secrecy surrounding his tests due to possibly HIPPA violations are whats keeping him down.

Agree - all important questions to be addressed in the evaluation - whether ischemic or non. If those things check out and he’s managing through meds and potentially other therapies (and controls certain aspects of his diet), I don’t see why not.