08-10-2020, 04:55 AM
Once again, sports organizations are taking more responsibility than government. I know a few weeks ago I saw a study showing heart damage in people that had tested positive for Covid-19, even in those who showed no symptoms. It was then that there seemed to be tangible evidence that we are being way to cavalier about this virus, not because it’s new and we don’t know what its impacts could be, but because we do now know it can cause long-term heart damage.
Of course, we don’t know how this will manifest in people over time. But the myocarditis Boston Red Sox Pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez suffered was a cautionary tale. He had tested positive and showed no symptoms. Then after he was cleared of Covid, the Red Sox gave him an MRI (don’t know if this is their SOP or Rodriguez experienced anything that made them do it) and they found the heart inflammation.
How many people have hear damage that hasn’t been caught? Have all athletes who have tested positive and recovered had MRIs, or even some random scans been done? I keep thinking about a guy like Russell Westbrook, who had Covid and plays a high cardio demand sport. Will we see a Hank Gathers moment?
The story of the former FSU player dying after cleared of Covid is a cautionary tale for universities that have had the DJ Durkin experience, and like Cal had with Ted Agu. They simply can’t afford the liability if players die or otherwise suffer from post-Covid complications on their watch. They don’t have the resources to do adequate testing as it is.
Of course, we don’t know how this will manifest in people over time. But the myocarditis Boston Red Sox Pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez suffered was a cautionary tale. He had tested positive and showed no symptoms. Then after he was cleared of Covid, the Red Sox gave him an MRI (don’t know if this is their SOP or Rodriguez experienced anything that made them do it) and they found the heart inflammation.
How many people have hear damage that hasn’t been caught? Have all athletes who have tested positive and recovered had MRIs, or even some random scans been done? I keep thinking about a guy like Russell Westbrook, who had Covid and plays a high cardio demand sport. Will we see a Hank Gathers moment?
The story of the former FSU player dying after cleared of Covid is a cautionary tale for universities that have had the DJ Durkin experience, and like Cal had with Ted Agu. They simply can’t afford the liability if players die or otherwise suffer from post-Covid complications on their watch. They don’t have the resources to do adequate testing as it is.