Linebacker Cameron Smith, Minnesota Vikings, will be forced to miss the 2020 season after finding out he needs open heart surgery to address an issue revealed via a COVID-19 test.
Smith announced Saturday that he was learning of a serious heart condition after testing positive for the coronavirus.
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‘Earlier this week I found out I needed open heart surgery to repair a bicuspid aortic valve where I was born. While this will unfortunately end my 2020 season, it is truly a blessing that we found this because my heart is badly enlarged and would not have lasted much longer. I found this out after I tested positive for COVID and should have done further testing as a protocol. The Lord works in mysterious ways, but I could really feel Him on these! “Smith wrote.
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“There is an operation whereby I will continue playing football as soon as I am healed and removed and I did not think twice about going through it. I’m in no way ready to do football, there’s so much more I want to achieve on the field. I will attack this like everything I have in life. Already looking forward to the comeback! ”
Smith, 23, would have entered his second season with the Vikings. Minnesota selected him in the fifth round of the 2019 draft from USC.
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He appeared in five games for the Vikings. He recorded eight total tackles in those games.
