An “incident” during a game (possibly last Sunday’s against Portland or the game in Orlando when Dempsey played 59 minutes) revealed data pointing to the condition
After the Sounders announced Friday that Clint Dempsey was being evaluated for an irregular heartbeat, General Manager Garth Lagerwey told reporters after the day’s training sessions that the club had been monitoring Dempsey’s condition for much of the season, but that he did not have more details at the time.
“We’ve now got the next step in the medical process and we’re gonna work with that,” Lagerwey said. “we’ve got Clint’s best interests at heart, first and foremost.