{"id":1165462,"date":"2021-12-28T14:05:20","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T19:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1165462"},"modified":"2021-12-28T14:05:24","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T19:05:24","slug":"fact-check-did-this-nfl-player-suffer-a-covid-19-vaccine-related-heart-attack-during-a-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-this-nfl-player-suffer-a-covid-19-vaccine-related-heart-attack-during-a-game\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did This NFL Player Suffer A COVID-19 Vaccine-Related Heart Attack During A Game?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-this-nfl-player-suffer-a-covid-19-vaccine-related-heart-attack-during-a-game%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1165462&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>A post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deanna.waggoner.50\/posts\/10227034638719914\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/paul.costa.393\/videos\/392697799271789&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1640702465625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2JzL_dgaTA8OeFXwlUdGEZ\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims to show Los Angeles Chargers tight end Donald Parham Jr. suffering a COVID-19 vaccine-related heart attack during a game.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Parham suffered a concussion, not a heart issue. He has posted updates on social media about his condition since receiving the concussion.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Kansas City Chiefs played the Chargers on Dec. 16, defeating them 34-28, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/game\/_\/gameId\/401326537\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESPN<\/a>. During that game, Parham suffered an injury, prompting some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deanna.waggoner.50\/posts\/10227034638719914\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/manyhopes\/status\/1472388711077847041\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> users to share footage of the incident along with claims it shows the tight end experiencing a heart issue due to COVID-19 vaccination.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eg4v6y0zr7Q&amp;t=40s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Video<\/a> from the game shows Parham catching the football before his head hits the ground, causing him to lose the ball and his arms to go stiff. The Los Angeles Chargers <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chargers\/status\/1471683404571635712\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> Dec. 16 that Parham was \u201ccurrently undergoing tests, imaging and evaluation for a head injury at UCLA Harbor Medical Center.\u201d The following day, the team <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chargers\/status\/1471901271896453122\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> in a tweet that he had \u201cstayed overnight at UCLA Harbor Medical Center for observation after being diagnosed with a concussion\u201d and was likely going to be discharged later that day.<\/p>\n<p>Some medical experts, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/2021\/12\/17\/donald-parham-injury-concussion-fencing-response\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NBC Sports medicine analyst Mike Ryan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news-journalonline.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/2021\/12\/16\/donald-parham-jr-chargers-injury-knocked-out-fencing-response-fox\/8933479002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sports medicine physician Dr. Jesse Moore<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9rlzokY2pZY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">physiatrist Dr. Brian Sutterer<\/a>, said Parham\u2019s arms exhibited a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/fencing-response#diagnosis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fencing response<\/a>.\u201d For instance, Sutterer said in a YouTube video, \u201cThis response we saw from Parham where his arms were basically locked and sort of appeared to be stuck in this position, this is a sign of brain injury. This is a sign of a concussion, it\u2019s something we refer to as a sort of fencing response.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Chargers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chargers.com\/team\/injury-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">injury report<\/a> for Week 16 lists Parham as being out due to a concussion. Parham <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CXrr2L7vWOE\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted<\/a> about the incident on Instagram Dec. 19, saying it \u201copened my eyes to alot.\u201d<strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2020\/08\/31\/fact-check-larry-bird-players-shut-up-play-damn-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Larry Bird Tell NBA Players To \u2018Shut Up And Play The Damn Game\u2019?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CXrr2L7vWOE\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that i am able to come out of such a traumatizing situation with no residual problems is such a testament to God and his Glory,\u201d he wrote on Instagram. \u201cI am so very thankful to all the people who sent out prayers and well wishes (Yes even the non chargers fans) because as an athlete you face so much adversity on a daily basis and to know that people care so much about our health and well being gives so much motivation to keep going no matter what! So just know i will be back, smiling, and stronger than before!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post shared on Facebook claims to show Los Angeles Chargers tight end Donald Parham Jr. suffering a COVID-19 vaccine-related heart attack during a game.Verdict: False Parham suffered a concussion, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1165462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1165462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1165462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1165462\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1165462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1165462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1165462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}