Minnesota Vikings rookie Cameron Smith revealed that he is being forced to sit out the 2020 NFL season due to a congenital heart condition.
Cameron, 23, only found out about the ailment after testing positive for COVID-19, and has opted to undergo an open heart surgery to fix his bicuspid aortic valve, he revealed.
Here’s what else you should know about the talented linebacker: 1. He announced that he’ll be missing the 2020 NFL season on Instagram. “Earlier this week I found out I need open heart surgery to fix a bicuspid aortic valve that I was born with,” Cameron wrote on August 8. “Although this will unfortunately end my 2020 season, it is really a blessing that we found this as my heart is severely enlarged and wouldn’t have lasted much