| Posted by | Message |
JabarkusRussell
Member since Jul 2009
6408 posts
 Online
| Jason Taylor Almost Had Leg Amputated, Played with Catheter to his Heart (Posted on 1/21/13 at 6:03 pm)
I heard this story on the Dan Lebatard radio show a few weeks back. Shows how tough NFL players really are.
quote:
He was just a few blessed hours from having his leg amputated. He played games, plural, with a hidden and taped catheter running from his armpit to his heart. His calf was oozing blood for so many months, from September of one year to February of another, that he had to have the equivalent of a drain installed.
LINK
Edit: see it was covered
This post was edited on 1/21 at 6:05 pm
|
| Back to top | Share on  |
xenythx 
Florida Fan
Member since Dec 2007
17030 posts
| re: Jason Taylor Almost Had Leg Amputated, Played with Catheter to his Heart (Posted on 1/21/13 at 6:05 pm to JabarkusRussell)
You say tough, I say stupid.
Potatato/Potahto.
|
| Back to top | |
Tiger1242 
LSU Fan
Member since Jul 2011
13954 posts
Online
| re: Jason Taylor Almost Had Leg Amputated, Played with Catheter to his Heart (Posted on 1/21/13 at 6:05 pm to JabarkusRussell)
|
| Back to top | |
blzr 
Mississippi St. Fan
Suck my dick.... be gone
Member since Mar 2011
15445 posts
Online
| re: Jason Taylor Almost Had Leg Amputated, Played with Catheter to his Heart (Posted on 1/21/13 at 6:06 pm to JabarkusRussell)
Impressive
|
| Back to top | |
LSUtoOmaha
LSU Fan
Nashville
Member since Apr 2004
20524 posts
| re: Jason Taylor Almost Had Leg Amputated, Played with Catheter to his Heart (Posted on 1/21/13 at 6:07 pm to JabarkusRussell)
Definitely tough and requires a pain threshold I couldnt dream of, but what an idiotic thing to do.
|
| Back to top | |
JabarkusRussell
Member since Jul 2009
6408 posts
Online
| re: Jason Taylor Almost Had Leg Amputated, Played with Catheter to his Heart (Posted on 1/21/13 at 6:08 pm to blzr)
Also on his show, he interviewed a former Baltimore Raven lineman who played with a catheter and a pee bag taped to his leg.  I also heard of Tony Seragusa shitting his pants and playing through it.
|
| Back to top | |
Powerman
LSU Fan
Corpus Christi, TX
Member since Jan 2004
116244 posts
Online
| re: Jason Taylor Almost Had Leg Amputated, Played with Catheter to his Heart (Posted on 1/21/13 at 6:11 pm to xenythx)
quote:
You say tough, I say stupid.
|
| Back to top | |
Master of Sinanju
Member since Feb 2012
2220 posts
| re: Jason Taylor Almost Had Leg Amputated, Played with Catheter to his Heart (Posted on 1/21/13 at 6:14 pm to JabarkusRussell)
He should sue the NFL.
|
| Back to top | |
Wooly 
Washington Fan
Member since Feb 2012
11261 posts
| re: Jason Taylor Almost Had Leg Amputated, Played with Catheter to his Heart (Posted on 1/21/13 at 6:17 pm to JabarkusRussell)
doing something like that should automatically void you from. beimg able to sue the nfl
|
| Back to top | |
Palm Beach Tiger
LSU Fan
Lake Worth, Florida
Member since Jan 2007
24344 posts
| re: Jason Taylor Almost Had Leg Amputated, Played with Catheter to his Heart (Posted on 1/21/13 at 6:17 pm to JabarkusRussell)
I hope it wasn't when he was on the dolphins. If so, frick them for letting him go out there and play like that.
|
| Back to top | |
JabarkusRussell
Member since Jul 2009
6408 posts
Online
| re: Jason Taylor Almost Had Leg Amputated, Played with Catheter to his Heart (Posted on 1/21/13 at 6:33 pm to Palm Beach Tiger)
I think this was while on the Redskins. He said he called James Andrews after sending x-rays. Andrews said he needed to go to the ER now. He said can I fly to see you and have you do the surgery. Andrews said sure but it will cost you your leg, literally. 
|
| Back to top | |
Brettesaurus Rex
LSU Fan
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2009
14647 posts
Online
| re: Jason Taylor Almost Had Leg Amputated, Played with Catheter to his Heart (Posted on 1/21/13 at 6:43 pm to JabarkusRussell)
I saw that about his leg, didn't know about the heart, that's cray
|
| Back to top | |
LosLobos111 
USA Fan
#NCJNC
Member since Feb 2011
7632 posts
| re: Jason Taylor Almost Had Leg Amputated, Played with Catheter to his Heart (Posted on 1/21/13 at 7:05 pm to JabarkusRussell)
That's insane
|
| Back to top | |
UnluckyTiger 
Illinois Fan
Member since Sep 2003
19858 posts
| re: Jason Taylor Almost Had Leg Amputated, Played with Catheter to his Heart (Posted on 1/21/13 at 7:51 pm to LosLobos111)
Yeah I remember him having a leg problem with the Skins. Nuts
|
| Back to top | |
dengle 
Columbia Fan
New Orleans
Member since Dec 2007
4695 posts
| re: Jason Taylor Almost Had Leg Amputated, Played with Catheter to his Heart (Posted on 1/21/13 at 8:36 pm to JabarkusRussell)
quote:
He played games, plural, with a hidden and taped catheter running from his armpit to his heart
Sounds like a PICC line.
|
| Back to top | |
