{"id":2265444,"date":"2024-06-11T20:03:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T00:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kansas-city-chiefs-player-released-from-hospital-after-cardiac-arrest-at-team-meeting\/"},"modified":"2024-06-11T20:04:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T00:04:46","slug":"kansas-city-chiefs-player-released-from-hospital-after-cardiac-arrest-at-team-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kansas-city-chiefs-player-released-from-hospital-after-cardiac-arrest-at-team-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas City Chiefs Player Discharged From Hospital Following Cardiac Arrest During Team Meeting"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fkansas-city-chiefs-player-released-from-hospital-after-cardiac-arrest-at-team-meeting%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=2265444&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--><p>BJ Thompson, a 25-year-old \u200bdefensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs, \u200bwas released from the\u200d hospital after experiencing\u2064 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abortion-landscape-pregnancy-centers-see-uptick-in-calls-since-dobbs-doctors-weigh-in-on-fetal-pain\/\" title=\"Abortion Landscape: Pregnancy Centers See Uptick In Calls Since Dobbs; Doctors Weigh In On Fetal Pain\">severe medical emergency<\/a>. Last week during a team meeting, Thompson suffered a seizure and went into cardiac the cardiac arrest. His discharge from the hospital four days\u2063 later marks a significant\u2063 milestone in his\u200c recovery process. His \u200cagent, Chris \u200cTurnage, expressed gratitude towards the Chiefs\u2019 medical team for their \u200bprompt and professional response during \u200dthe incident. Thompson&#8217;s condition was \u2063stabilized in the hospital where he was placed on a \u2062ventilator overnight but showed improvement the \u200bfollowing day. The incident highlighted the crucial role \u2062of Thompson&#8217;s teammate, kicker \u200dHarrison Butker, who quickly \u2062alerted the trainers, potentially saving Thompson\u2019s life.\u200d The\u200d family and agent \u2063have publicly thanked\u2064 everyone involved for their support\u2063 and prayers during this challenging time.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kansas City Chiefs\u2019 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/kansas-city-chiefs-defensive-lineman-has-seizure-goes-into-cardiac-arrest-during-meeting\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BJ Thompson<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  has been released from the hospital after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-milestone-for-damar-hamlin-final-step-in-recovery-underway\/\" title=\"Damar Hamlin reaches crucial recovery milestone. Final step initiated.\">young player suffered<\/a> a medical emergency and went into cardiac arrest during a team meeting last week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On Monday, the 25-year-old second-year defensive end was discharged from the hospital four days after suffering a seizure and going into cardiac arrest, his agent Chris Turnage told <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TomPelissero\/status\/1800360346022293528\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NFL Network\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  Tom Pelissero, calling it a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-controlled-house-passes-1-9-trillion-stimulus-bill-two-dems-vote-against-it\/\" title=\"Democrat-Controlled House Passes .9 Trillion Stimulus Bill; Two Dems Vote Against It\">significant step forward<\/a> in the Chiefs player\u2019s recovery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe family thanks everyone for their prayers and wants to especially thank the Chiefs medical and training staff for their rapid response and professionalism throughout this situation,\u201d Turnage said in a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TomPelissero\/status\/1800360349247631719\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">statement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Last week during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kansas-city-chiefs-defensive-lineman-has-seizure-goes-into-cardiac-arrest-during-meeting\/\" title=\"Kansas City Chiefs Defensive Lineman Suffers Seizure and Cardiac Arrest in Meeting\">special teams meeting<\/a>, Thompson had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-taylor-swift-trips-going-down-stairs-during-tokyo-concert-says-life-flashed-before-my-eyes\/\" title=\"Taylor Swift trips on stairs during Tokyo concert, says life flashed before her eyes\">life-threatening incident<\/a> and had to be rushed to the hospital. He was put on a ventilator overnight before recovering the next day, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiskeyriff.com\/2024\/06\/07\/chiefs-kicker-harrison-butker-alerted-trainers-of-bj-thompsons-cardiac-arrest-helped-save-his-teammates-life\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WhiskeyRiff<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.com noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">More good news: Four days after suffering a seizure and going into cardiac arrest during a meeting, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chiefs?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Chiefs<\/a> DL BJ Thompson was released from the hospital tonight, per his agent Chris Turnage. A significant step for Thompson, who continues to progress on the road to recovery. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1bk2lscONJ\">pic.twitter.com\/1bk2lscONJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomPelissero\/status\/1800360346022293528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On Friday, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chiefs head trainer Rick Burkholder revealed that Thompson\u2019s teammate kicker Harrison Butker was instrumental in alerting the training staff that Thompson was in trouble, as previously <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/chiefs-bj-thompson-responsive-after-cardiac-arrest-harrison-butker-played-key-role-in-helping-him\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">reported<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cButker immediately ran towards the training room and grabbed [assistant athletic trainers] Julie Frymyer and David Glover and then grabbed me, and we went into the room,\u201d Burkholder told the press.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAs a team, we tried to stabilize BJ and put him on the floor while he was still seizing,\u201d he added. \u201cThen he went into cardiac arrest. Our team of that group of people provided CPR for him. He had one AED shock and came back, so he was only in cardiac arrest for probably less than a minute, minute and a half.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cOur players, our security staff \u2014 everybody involved, coaches and staff \u2014 they were phenomenal in handling the crisis,\u201d Burkholder continued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1712932862202000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0plT8RRdMy9XUpIhocnjQS\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chiefs head coach Andy Reid told reporters that it was a \u201ctough situation,\u201d but that Thompson was fortunate to have suffered the medical emergency where he did and not somewhere else.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThank goodness though, if it had to happen, no better place then right here where he had the support that knows what to do,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thompson was drafted by the Chiefs in the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">fifth round of the 2023 NFL Draft out of Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/lebron-james-son-suffers-cardiac-arrest-during-basketball-workout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LeBron James\u2019 Son Suffers Cardiac Arrest During Basketball Workout<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kansas City Chiefs&#8217; BJ Thompson, 25, was discharged from the hospital on Monday after a cardiac arrest during a team meeting last week. 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