BJ Thompson made a shock look on the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs’ Tremendous Bowl ring ceremony one week after his well being scare.
Thompson, 25, attended the non-public occasion held on the Nelson Atkins Museum in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri, alongside his teammates on Thursday, June 13.
Thompson’s outing comes after he had a seizure and went into cardiac arrest throughout follow on June 6.
Based on the NFL Community’s Tom Pelissero through X on the time, “The #Chiefs canceled all group actions right now after a backup defensive lineman had a seizure in a particular groups assembly and went into cardiac arrest, per sources. The group’s medical workers labored rapidly, an ambulance was referred to as and the participant is at present in steady situation.”
The next day, Pelissero reported through X that Thompson was “awake and responsive,” in accordance with his agent, Chris Turnage. Pelissero added, “In the future after Thompson suffered a seizure and went into cardiac arrest throughout a particular groups assembly, the second-year professional’s prognosis is nice.”
The defensive lineman was launched from the hospital on Monday, June 10.
After the incident on the follow facility, Chiefs head coach Rick Burkholder gave perception into precisely what went down.
“When he had this seizure, [Chiefs kicker Harrison] Butker instantly ran in direction of the coaching room and grabbed Julie Frymyer and David Glover after which grabbed me,” Burkholder mentioned in a June 7 press convention. (Frymyer and Glover are each assistant athletic trainers with the Chiefs.)
“As a group, we tried to stabilize BJ after which put him on the ground whereas he was nonetheless seizing after which he went into cardiac arrest,” Burkholder continued. “Our group of that group of individuals offered CPR for him. He had one AED [automated external defibrillator] shock and got here again. So he was solely in cardiac arrest for most likely lower than a minute, minute-and-a-half.”
As soon as on the hospital, Burkholder mentioned Thompson was “closely sedated” and “on a ventilator in a single day.”
“We don’t have a analysis. Typically in drugs you don’t have that,” he defined on the time. “However he’s awake, he’s alert and he’s headed within the absolute proper path.”
Along with Thompson, different Chiefs stars have been seen attending the occasion – together with Butker, 28, who introduced his spouse Isabelle Butker, quarterback Patrick Mahomes and spouse Brittany and tight finish Travis Kelce, who opted out of strolling the purple carpet.