Tommy Sweeney out for the season - myocarditis

[Hapless Bills Fan]

8 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

Fortunate that they caught it. Glad that he’s expected back next year. 

 

It's not "fortunate", in that it's specifically part of the screening protocol for any player who tests positive.  They all have to be screened and cleared by a cardiologist.

 

8 hours ago, H2o said:

As far as I have heard thus far, he and Ryquell Armstead of the Jaguars are the only two who haven't really bounced back from this like everyone else. 

 

I don't think we've heard everything  - I mean, people do have a right to private medical information so why would we, especially where coaches or staff are concerned? 

A number of players have been on the covid-19 list for a long time - more than a couple weeks.

[Reader]

What is the typical treatment plan for this? Is it something he can recover from fairly easily?

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

59 minutes ago, Putin said:

I’m not a doctor but Looks like he might need something like a pacemaker to help regulate his heart 

Not necessarily.  It’s an inflammation. One can fully recover without any long term intervention. but you’re supposed to rest your heart which isn’t exactly compatible with football. 
 

tough break for him though. 
 

since he was working to get cleared I suspect it was mild, asymptomatic and they probably caught it on an ekg or something.  

Edited November 23, 2020 by Over 29 years of fanhood

[Hapless Bills Fan]

1 hour ago, Putin said:

I’m not a doctor but Looks like he might need something like a pacemaker to help regulate his heart 

 

Not likely - viral myocarditis usually resolves without lasting effects, but high-effort physical activity no bueno until it does. 

Has to be a "dark day" for this young man though, to think that his football career is at risk.  Wish him the best and positive thoughts in this hard time!

 

9 minutes ago, Reader said:

What is the typical treatment plan for this? Is it something he can recover from fairly easily?

 

Depends upon specifics.  Rest, possibly anti-inflammatory drugs.  We'll hope so!

 

[bigK14094]

First I hope he can have a normal life.  Return to the Bills?  that would be great, but, I won't spend that nickle until he is back among the non afflicted and sort of normal.  He can have a good life w/o the Bills.  We all wish him well.

[Reader]

3 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

Depends upon specifics.  Rest, possibly anti-inflammatory drugs.  We'll hope so!

 

I don't know if anyone else here remembers an article from 2017 that talked about the food the Bill's ate under McD. I know the nutritionists heavily emphasized anti-inflammatory eating. Hopefully they'll be in contact with Sweeney, (I'm sure they will) during this as well to help him.

[Hapless Bills Fan]

Just now, Reader said:

 

I don't know if anyone else here remembers an article from 2017 that talked about the food the Bill's ate under McD. I know the nutritionists heavily emphasized anti-inflammatory eating. Hopefully they'll be in contact with Sweeney, (I'm sure they will) during this as well to help him.

 

I would love to see that article.

[Saxum]

54 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said:

Not necessarily.  It’s an inflammation. One can fully recover without any long term intervention. but you’re supposed to rest your heart which isn’t exactly compatible with football. 
 

tough break for him though. 

 

Very tough break for his chance of making roster is hard as 7th round pick and he will not have much time to develop before teams consider him not economical to be kept on roster based of minimum salary requirement of NFL-NFLPA agreement. He will have played in 6 started in 1 game in 2 years.

 

He is lucky to be in job where his full salary is being paid including health benefits. I know some who got ill, had to take short term disability and then needed to fight for long term disability.  He should be looking at further his schooling making him employable if it does not work out.

45 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

I would love to see that article.

 

https://www.espn.com/blog/buffalo-bills/post/_/id/29391/feeding-an-nfl-team-for-a-week-get-700-pounds-of-chicken-for-starters

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In addition to shakes, the Bills offer what they call "shooters" -- plastic cups filled with a mix of spices, herbs and liquid. One is called the "veteran" and includes turmeric, lemon, apple cider and cayenne.

 

"It's highly anti-inflammatory," Greenberg said of the shot. "You have your old guys that are beat up, it's, 'Hey, get yourself a veteran shot.'"

 

There is also a recovery shot that includes beets, which Greenberg says can help with blood flow post-training.

 

 

I had that bookmarked or was that rhetorical request? 

Edited November 23, 2020 by Limeaid
Reworded response

[Hapless Bills Fan]

33 minutes ago, Limeaid said:

Very tough break for his chance of making roster is hard as 7th round pick and he will not have much time to develop before teams consider him not economical to be kept on roster based of minimum salary requirement of NFL-NFLPA agreement. He will have played 1 game in 2 years assuming he is healthy enough to play next year.

 

I'm having trouble parsing this.  Sweeney played 6 games last season.    Games 1-5 and game 16.  He did particularly well in game 16, where he was 5 for 5 for 76 yds.

He's gonna play 0 games this season. 

 

How do we get to 1 game in 2 years then?

 

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 He is lucky to be in job where his full salary is being paid including health benefits. I know some who got ill, had to take short term disability and then needed to fight for long term disability.  He should be looking at further his schooling making him employable if it does not work out.

 

Sweeney has a marketing degree from Boston College.  I think with all his sports connections plus the BC thing, he's probably employable as he stands.
 

I'm unclear on what it means to be on PUP for an NFL team as far as salary - anyone know?  However, Sweeney earned $591,500 in salary and bonus last season, which is  8-9x what "Glassdoor" calls an entry level marketing salary.  I think he'll be OK.

If he does develop a long-term disability through opting-in to a covid-19 afflicted NFL season, they pretty much have to take care of him.  The PR would be terrible if they don't.

 

33 minutes ago, Limeaid said:

I had it bookmarked or was that rhetorical? 

 

I'm totally unclear on what's meant by this. 

[Saxum]

As I have said he is very lucky to have insurance and not be at company which told employee you need either need to go to work full time or we will take you off full time hours which means you are not entitled to benefits like I was.

[whatdrought]

Hope he gets better, but I struggle to see how he can be listed as an example of the risks of playing... he didn’t play. Did he practice even?

[YoloinOhio]

6 minutes ago, whatdrought said:

Hope he gets better, but I struggle to see how he can be listed as an example of the risks of playing... he didn’t play. Did he practice even?

He was in the meetings and working off to the side in practice with the other injured guys

[Saxum]

Interestingly ESPN link also had article on "Buffalo Bills' Tommy Sweeney diagnosed with heart condition".

So the two articles are together.

[Solomon Grundy]

GET WELL SOON TOMMY!!

[BullBuchanan]

1 hour ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

It is a quiet aspect of the NFL's covid-19 protocol that players who test positive for covid-19 must undergo cardiac screening before returning to practice.

That's a great thing. I'm glad that NFL players aren't going back to high octane work with undiscovered issues.

[LABILLBACKER]

Wish him well and health but we have to have the sorriest TE's in the NFL. I would even be willing to draft TE late 1st round. 

[Hapless Bills Fan]

36 minutes ago, whatdrought said:

Hope he gets better, but I struggle to see how he can be listed as an example of the risks of playing... he didn’t play. Did he practice even?

 

Well, he was exposed through Dawson Knox.  I don't think the two of them were engaging in midnight Parcheesi tournaments, though I could be mistaken.

 

Sarcasm aside, Sweeney has been in the facility, in the TE room at meetings, and at practice on the sidelines with the trainers.  It's how he was exposed.

[Sherlock Holmes]

3 hours ago, Putin said:

I’m not a doctor but Looks like he might need something like a pacemaker to help regulate his heart 

 

2 hours ago, Reader said:

 

I don't know if anyone else here remembers an article from 2017 that talked about the food the Bill's ate under McD. I know the nutritionists heavily emphasized anti-inflammatory eating. Hopefully they'll be in contact with Sweeney, (I'm sure they will) during this as well to help him.

I just don't see a scenario involving a pacemaker... that would be the end of his career. He should be able to beat this with diet.

 

Glad you mentioned the anti-inflammatory eating, this is exactly what I'm doing if I'm Sweeney... Nothing but clean eating from here on out, his body should resolve the issue just doing this.

Edited November 24, 2020 by Sherlock Holmes

[MJS]

3 hours ago, Putin said:

I’m not a doctor but Looks like he might need something like a pacemaker to help regulate his heart 

If it's inflammation than I would assume that everything can return to normal once that inflammation is addressed and healed.

[Putin]

Just now, MJS said:

If it's inflammation than I would assume that everything can return to normal once that inflammation is addressed and healed.

That is definitely good news