http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/news/story?id=4833908

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"Chicago Bears defensive end Gaines Adams died Sunday morning after he was taken to a Greenwood, S.C., emergency room, the county coroner said. Greenwood County Coroner James T. Coursey told ESPN that Adams was taken to the emergency room at Self Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9 a.m. ET Sunday morning. An autopsy will be performed Sunday by the Anderson County forensic pathologist, Coursey said. Adams, 26, listed at 6-foot-5 and 256 pounds, played in college at Clemson and was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2007 NFL draft. He was traded to the Bears in October. In 47 games over four seasons with the Bucs and Bears, Adams had 67 tackles, including 13.5 sacks."

[Edited on January 17, 2010 at 12:05 PM. Reason : .]

1/17/2010 12:04:45 PM

that sucks

1/17/2010 12:05:07 PM

rip

[Edited on January 17, 2010 at 12:14 PM. Reason : x]

1/17/2010 12:08:24 PM

Wow that sucks, didn't see this one coming

1/17/2010 12:14:16 PM

^^ lol, nice edit

1/17/2010 12:15:23 PM

thanks

1/17/2010 12:16:56 PM

what the hell?!?!

this really sucks. RIP

1/17/2010 12:58:12 PM

@Adam_Schefter

Coroner ruled that Bears DE Gaines Adams died of cardiac arrest caused by an enlarged heart. Prayers are with his family and friends.

1/17/2010 1:03:53 PM

felt motivated to shoot espn.com an email

500+ comments at the bottom of the article and 50 or so are inhumane, 100% distasteful trolling attempts.

they really shouldn't allow comments at the end of severe injury/death articles. what's the point?

1/17/2010 1:23:48 PM

I guess that's where Jaybee must be hanging out.

1/17/2010 1:49:00 PM

Wow, that's crazy. RIP.

1/17/2010 1:56:19 PM

^^^It's America, deal with it.

What happens when a team has one of their starters die??

Do they get a draft pick or something, or are they just shit out of luck?

[Edited on January 17, 2010 at 2:18 PM. Reason : .]

1/17/2010 2:00:00 PM

damn, this is a horrible thing to happen.

rip.

1/17/2010 2:37:55 PM

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"Do they get a draft pick or something, or are they just shit out of luck?"

If i remember right, there are "compensation" picks in the 3rd round and beyond for teams that lose players for various reasons.

1/17/2010 2:38:49 PM

1/17/2010 2:45:27 PM

Whats up with current NFL players dying this winter in the Carolinas

1/17/2010 3:21:51 PM

Horrible news.

1/17/2010 3:24:49 PM

seems like enlarged heart is an all too frequent occurrence

are there any tests that can be done to check for that?

[Edited on January 17, 2010 at 3:29 PM. Reason : .]

1/17/2010 3:29:40 PM

that ball player in indiana died from this the other day, correct?

1/17/2010 3:37:38 PM

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"are there any tests that can be done to check for that?"

1/19/2010 10:38:27 AM

thats not a stupid question


thats scary as hell since I assume there is no way of knowing, i was thinking about this yesterday and I really was wondering if there were some way i can be assessed for this

it just amazes me how undetected this can go, considering the amount of doctors collegiate athletes have access to

1/19/2010 12:09:00 PM

a few links for anyone curious about enlarged hearts

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/david_epstein/01/18/adams/index.html?xid=si_nfl
http://www2.wjbf.com/jbf/news/state_regional/georgia/article/detecting_an_enlarged_heart/51891/
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/enlarged-heart/DS01129/DSECTION=symptoms

1/19/2010 12:11:41 PM

I don't think the team should get any draft picks for him. He was a huge disappointment in the NFL.

That being said...this sucks and RIP.

1/19/2010 12:26:14 PM

i went to HS with an Olympic caliber swimmer who got a full ride to swim for Hawaii, he was a great guy that got along with everyone

2 months after first semester started they found him at the bottom of the training pool, his heart had either just stopped or exploded

1/19/2010 12:32:01 PM

^^^fuckin scary stuff, ive been involved in athletic at a high level for years (no doubt not as high as a these professionals in their sports) but it seems liek you cant really know if it is disease related or normal workout size increase unless ou stop trainign for a while and determine whether your heart shrinks

it doesnt even seem like a matter of how healthy our lfestyle is or how little drugs you take, its hereditary. But who is to say that this condition hasnt come up in your family and either wasnt found as a cause of death, or the enlarged heart never killed a family member because perhaps they werent athletic nor involved in any strenuous activity for very long if at all.

I reckon Id visit a cardiologist, i wonder what kind of tests theyd do

1/19/2010 1:30:00 PM