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Harrison Butker Alerted Chiefs Trainers to BJ Thompson's Seizure at Team Facility

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Kansas City Chiefs vice president of sports medicine and performance Rick Burkholder detailed the team's response to defensive end BJ Thompson suffering a seizure and a cardiac arrest on Thursday, and he revealed kicker Harrison Butker played a key role in getting help for Thompson.

Per NFL Network's Tom Pelissero, Burkholder said Butker ran toward the training room to alert team doctors that Thompson was seizing during a special teams meeting.

This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.

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