Two young athletes in two different sports are out for the season due to blood clots in the lungs.
In the NFL, right tackle Max Mitchell cut his season short for the New York Jets due to clots in his right calf and lung, according to Fox News.
“Max Mitchell was placed on the NFI because doctors found he had blood clots,” wrote SNY’s Connor Hughes reported. “He is good and in good spirits. Grateful doctors caught them when they did.”
“This is not believed to be long-term, career-threatening issue.”
Last year, Mitchell, then a college player for Louisiana, made the news when he told the Lafayette Daily Advertiser he was vaccinated for Covid-19 and was “quietly encouraging” his teammates to get the shot.
Mitchell is only 23 years old.
Max Mitchell was placed on the NFI because doctors found he had blood clots, sources tell @SNYtv.
He is good & in good spirits. Grateful doctors caught them when they did.
This is not believed to be long-term, career-threatening issue. #Jets
— Connor Hughes (@Connor_J_Hughes) December 8, 2022
Similarly, in women’s college basketball, Tennessee’s Senior Center Tamari Key is out for the season due to blood clots in her lungs.
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