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NFL draft 2019: Montez Sweat heart condition believed to be misdiagnosed

Stop me if this sounds familiar; Highly regarded defensive line prospect is flagged for a heart condition that turns out to not be as serious as initially thought. That’s what is happening with Montez Sweat right now. But lucky for him, it sounds like the diagnosis is being corrected before it can severely affect his draft stock.

From our NFL pre-draft coverage: #MSU pass-rusher Montez Sweat may have been misdiagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Two sources say the thickness of Sweat's heart wall is actually 1.5 cms, not nearly 2.0. I explain below why the risk could be much lower.