Arizona Cardinals defensive end, JJ Watt has publically announced that he went into atrial fibrillation this past Wednesday. Notably, atrial fibrillation is an irregular heart rhythm and Watt did not let anyone know about this condition apart from his family and a few Cardinal members.

Despite his secrecy, he found out that someone was about to leak that information about his heart problem. Hence, he decided to reveal the news himself through a social media post.

JJ Watt revealed the news about his heart condition before the game against the Panthers

On Sunday, before playing against the Carolina Panthers, Watt tweeted, “I was just told somebody leaked some personal information about me and it’s going to be reported on today. I went into A-Fib on Wednesday, had my heart shocked back into rhythm on Thursday and I’m playing today. That’s it.“

Earlier, the Cardinals defensive end missed the practice on both Wednesday and Thursday. Interestingly, in the official injury report, Arizona listed his name under calf or illness. Certainly, Watt did not reveal his injury to many, including the head coach of the Cardinals, Kliff Kingsbury.

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After learning about Watt’s health condition, Kingsbury said, “Just a scary deal for everybody… But I’m glad it got figured out. He seems better than ever.”

Watt feels overjoyed after the Cardinals beat the Panthers

On Sunday, the Cardinals beat the Panthers 26-16 in a must-win game. Before the match, Watt was in a dilemma about whether to play or not, due to his atrial fibrillation. After getting assurance from cardiologists and electrophysiologists, he decided to take part in the game and made a great contribution to the Cardinals’ win.

After the game, he revealed that his condition scared him, and it wasn’t like any normal injuries. However, his family and wife supported him and stayed beside him. “It’s been a very emotional week for my family, for my wife, for myself… I’m very happy to get a win today. Obviously, I’ve had a lot of emotions… I’m glad I’m here today,” Watt said after the match.

Despite feeling happy, the information leak about his health condition bothered the DE deeply. As mentioned earlier, very few people knew about it and it was a personal and emotional sort of injury for Watt. Hence, it irked Watt even more. Meanwhile, after a great win over the Panthers, the Cardinals will face the Eagles next Sunday, which will be a big test for them.

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