Kansas City Chiefs has postponed their practice after Defensive Lineman BJ Thompson suffered cardiac arrest on Thursday June 6, 2024. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the 25-year-old had a seizure and went into cardiac arrest during a meeting at the Chiefs facility in Kansas City. A source says that he was taken to the hospital by ambulance. He is reportedly in stable condition as of now. Multiple sources said that the Chiefs' medical staff "immediately" responded to the emergency.
According to a statement on NFL.com: "The Chiefs cancelled all team activities scheduled for Thursday. Thursday's media availability for head coach Andy Reid and select players has been re-scheduled for Friday."
BJ was a fifth-round pick of the Chiefs in the 2023 draft. He has only played in one game for the team, in which he had two tackles.
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"Glad they got him the attention he needed," one person commented. "Hope he has a speedy, full recovery."
Someone else wrote, "This is starting to become a regular occurrence these athletes have top tier medical care so what's taking all these athletes out…hopefully he continues to recover."