Chiefs player who suffered cardiac arrest at team facility identified

Second-year defensive lineman for the Kansas City Chiefs B.J. Thompson Jr. was identified as the player who suffered a seizure and cardiac arrest during a special teams meeting at the team's facility Thursday, June 6 morning, NFL NetworkIt is Tom Pelissero reports.

Thompson, 25, who was selected by the Chiefs 166th overall in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL Draft and appeared in one game during his rookie season, is said to be in stable condition after being quickly treated by the department team medical. personnel before an ambulance was called, according to Pelissero. The former Stephen F. Austin State University star was not initially named, but identified as “a backup defensive lineman,” in the initial report of the medical incident, which led to the cancellation of the practice.