Rodney Gunter, defensive end of the Jacksonville Jaguars, announced Sunday that he has been forced to hang up his clitoris after being diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening heart condition.
The condition was described as an enlargement of Gunter’s aorta, and comes with the risk of rupture or the life of the vital blood vessel if he continues to play football. An operation with a 50 percent chance of solving the problem is reported, but Gunter said his aorta has not yet expanded enough to be eligible for surgery.
Thus, at 28 years old, Gunter finds himself in the surrealistic position of waiting until his aorta is enlarged by another half centimeter before he gets a shot at playing football again.
“These last three weeks have been a hard pill to swallow,” Gunter wrote. “Seeing my dreams directly in front of me has been extremely difficult.”
Gunter was set to play his sixth season in the NFL this year after signing a three-year deal with the Jaguars as part of the team’s plan to replace outgoing Pro Bowlers Calais Campbell and Marcell Dareus. In five seasons with the Arizona Cardinals, Gunter placed 126 tackles, 26 tackles for loss and 13.0 sacks.
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