The 2019 draft class is chalk full of defensive linemen, but the class might have just gotten a little weaker.
Montez Sweat, a defensive end out of Mississippi State, recently received some bad news following a physical.
According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, “without getting too technical...he has an enlarged heart.”
According to Pelissero, there are no other NFL players with this condition, but there are some European soccer players that have overcome it and found a way to play.
There would always be the risk that something could go wrong, but those risks might be minimized if teams take certain precautions during games and practices.