re: Just watched the tackle. That's not what I was expecting

It's damage to the part of the brain that regulates breathing and heartbeat.

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I'm just baffled by the whole thing.

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Saw an interview with an ER physician and he was taking some liberties not having been present. But, looked to him like it was that rare blunt trauma to the heart at the exact wrong time in the EKG cycle where this trauma can cause ventricular fibrillation. He said the way he stood up and fell backwards led him to that conclusion.
Never heard of it football but am familiar with the phenomenon in baseball where say an infielder gets hit with a funny bounce directly in the chest.

He got the booster jab again dec 26. Lets start putting pieces of this puzzle together liberals

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People have a tendency to forget how hard you are hit when tackling/getting tackled. It could definitely be enough force to cause commotio cordis.

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This is true. I read that the average NFL tackle is the equivalent to being in a 30 mph car crash.