Minnesota Vikings linebacker Cameron Smith will be forced to miss the 2020 season after finding out he needs open-heart surgery to address an issue revealed through a COVID-19 test. Smith announced Saturday he learned of a serious heart condition after testing positive for the coronavirus. STEELERS' MIKE TOMLIN NOT 'EXTREMELY CONFIDENT' ABOUT 2020 NFL SEASON OVER CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC“Earlier this week I found out I need open-heart surgery to fix a bicuspid aortic valve that I was born with. Although this will unfortunately end my 2020 season, it is really a blessing that we found this as my heart is severely enlarged and wouldn’t have lasted much longer. I found this out after I tested positive for COVID and had to have further testing done as protocol.

Source: Fox News August 09, 2020 17:01 UTC