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Scary. Glad they were able to catch it before something tragic happened.
Seahawks waive 6th rder Garrett Scott due to Heart Condition
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chris98251
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There was another team that had a player with a heart condition, he was able to get a surgery done and then come back the next year and made the roster I thought. Good for the Seahawks and happy for the kid. Hopefully it's a correctable situation and he can continue his dream and be a Seahawk in the future.
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LDT went with the very next pick. . .
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Coug_Hawk08":1wuuyvib said:
Yeah, I admit that really pissed me off at the time.
If his heart problem is correctable with surgery, it's entirely conceivable that he would able to return in 12 months (sez an open-heart vet),
In any event, as any heart treatments are hugely expensive, kudos to the Hawks for the help they are giving this kid.
In any event, as any heart treatments are hugely expensive, kudos to the Hawks for the help they are giving this kid.
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This stinks. But hope him the best!
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Not to put a damper on this story but aren't teams supposed to find this kind of stuff out PRIOR to drafting a guy? If we were in the Ruskell years people would have been destroying this.
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Isnt this what kind of happened with Ryan Swope and the Cardinals last year except it was concussion issues, as much as I want to complain , I feel terrible for the kid. I wonder if this is a career ender or something that can be fixed with a procedure/medication
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NorthDallas40oz":6xppusey said:
I guess the point was the team didn't need to sign him and could have Ruskelled him like he did to WR- Urban before the players revolted. In fact other organizations may have simply cut the player loose, our guys do stuff better.
The team of course will now be able to keep the right to re-sign Garrett Scott after he has the surgery it appears he may need. AS JS indicated, Garrett Scott may be back.
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seabowl":a28tpybp said:
He wasn't a combine invite, so the league didn't medically evaluate him unless by a team's doctor during an official visit (which Seattle didn't do). If he was a lower round pick I would understand people's frustration, but they can't bring bring in every late-round prospect that wasn't a combine invite.
What's interesting to me is that Garrett Scott had pre-draft visits with at least a few teams I could find: Dolphins, Bengals, and Chiefs. If one of those teams kept his medical issue to to themselves that's pretty cold move.
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This is a great day for this young man only because since he had a chance to make a team he went through these tests.
I hope that he gets on the medication he needs to be to live a long and happy life. We'll find a player somewhere else.
I hope that he gets on the medication he needs to be to live a long and happy life. We'll find a player somewhere else.
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Shades of Frankie Telfort at USC. He was a highly-prized LB recruit who never got to play because USC's doctors discovered a rare heart condition. USC continued to give him a scholarship anyway and even made him a student-coach. He graduated in 2012 or 2013--can't remember which.
In Frankie's case the docs said he could never risk playing again. Hopefully Garrett's condition has a better prognosis.
In Frankie's case the docs said he could never risk playing again. Hopefully Garrett's condition has a better prognosis.
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Not sure if any of you follow outside football blogs in general....but this story is absolutely blowing up with football fans all over the country. Virtually every story and every reply thread is commending the Seahawks Organization for stepping up for this young man. Life long fans of other teams are converting to Seahawk fans left and right. It's truly remarkable to be a fan of a world class organization that is doing it's level best to put honor and humility above money and allowing Garrett Scott to leave with dignity.
I solute you Seattle Seahawks.
I solute you Seattle Seahawks.
Remember when Ruskell drafted and long snapper IN the six round only for them to discover an issue and never played for Seattle... The thing that people should take comfort in is that Gilliam had a 6th round grade, but. get got him as an undrafted player. He will have a shot to add depth to the tackle positionseabowl":eaye93nq said:
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seabowl":owgedozf said:
Not really. He wasn't invited to the combine so he didn't get all of the extra testing from NFL doctors.
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Bigpumpkin":31p9zqri said:
A Class Act is so much better than Class Action.... :mrgreen:
Wish you the best Garrett.
Did I mention I love being a Seahawks fan?
