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Raiders TE Nick O'Leary Plans to Return in 2021 After Heart Surgery

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Las Vegas Raiders tight end Nick O'Leary is working toward a return to playing football next season after undergoing heart surgery in mid-May.

According to Tom D'Angelo of the Palm Beach Post, O'Leary's doctors say there is no damage to his heart after an angioplasty to reduce a 100 percent blockage of an artery.

"I feel good," O'Leary said. "I feel better than I did before. I've got to be on blood thinners for six months to a year. That's really the only reason now why I can't play football.