J.J. Watt

Arizona star defensive lineman J.J. Watt played on Sunday, in the Cardinals' 26-26 win over the Carolina Panthers, after having his heart shocked back into ...

Once Watt was told it was safe for him to play, he knew what he was going to do. Maybe that's messed up, but if I was sitting at home watching the boys play and knowing that they said I was perfectly fine to play, I would have felt weird, so, I just did what I know." "Shows you what type of person and competitor, human being he is," Kingsbury said. [Kyler Murray](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3917315/kyler-murray) said none of the Cardinals "really understand what he went through or what transpired." However, when he was told he'd have to be put under on Thursday to have his heart reset, Watt was scared. Watt said his heart was beating "weird" on Wednesday, which led to him getting it checked out and being diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. Watt said he has asked "why?" Watt said he considered not playing Sunday against the Panthers but after talking with cardiologists and electrophysiologists, he was told and assured multiple times that it was safe for him to play. "The only people that knew were people I should trust," Watt said. Watt made his condition public on Sunday morning with a tweet after receiving a phone call informing him that the news had been leaked and was going to be reported. Kingsbury said Sunday that Cardinals tight ends coach Steve Heiden had atrial fibrillation a couple times and explained it to Kingsbury. Obviously, I've had a lot of emotions, but I've learned to appreciate the little things even more, and so it's nice to have a win today."

Arizona Cardinals defensive end J.J. Watt says he had his heart shocked into rhythm after going into atrial fibrillation this week, and he still plans to ...

He played at a really high level and continues to amaze that type of person and player that he is." "I'm glad I had good people taking care of me. "It shows you what kind of a person and competitor and human being he is. I've never been scared of pain. That can increase the risk of stroke, heart failure and other heart-related complications if not properly addressed. I went into A-Fib on Wednesday, had my heart shocked back into rhythm on Thursday and I'm playing today. I've never been scared of anesthesia. So I was assured and I went back to practice on Friday and here we are. "I was assured multiple times from multiple people that there was nothing else you could do. To get ahead of the news Watt tweeted just hours before kickoff that "I was just told somebody leaked some personal information about me and it's going to be reported on today. "It's been a week. I'm happy to be here.

Arizona Cardinals defensive end J.J. Watt says he had his heart shocked into rhythm after going into atrial fibrillation this week, and he still plans to ...

The person confirmed the firing on condition of anonymity because a joint review by the NFL and its players’ union into Tagovailoa’s quick return to that game is ongoing. That can increase the risk of stroke, heart failure and other heart-related complications if not properly addressed. [tweeted Sunday,](https://twitter.com/JJWatt/status/1576606541213360128) “I was just told somebody leaked some personal information about me and it’s going to be reported on today.

J.J. Watt's heart went into atrial fibrillation and had to be shocked back into rhythm on Thursday, just days before he took the field in North Carolina.

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The veteran Cardinals defensive end took to Twitter to announce that he had been dealing with A-Fib — a common abbreviation of "atrial fibrillation", which is a ...

And while the team feels comfortable with him playing in Week 4, they will have to take a hard look at the 33-year-old's long-term status after this contest. It isn't clear which type of A-Fib Watt experienced. - Dizziness