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Star Lotulelei, one of the elite prospects for the 2013 NFL draft, will not be allowed to work out Monday at the scouting combine after an echocardiogram revealed that the former Utah defensive tackle has a heart condition that requires more testing, according to league sources.
Lotulelei's agent, Bruce Tollner, confirmed to ESPN's Joe Schad that the first team All-American had an abnormal test result as part of his physical and will visit a specialist this week.
Lotulelei was discovered with an abnormally low Ejection Fraction, detecting that the left ventricle of his heart was pumping at only 44 percent efficiency, sources said. The normal range is between 55-70 percent efficiency.
The 6-foot-2, 311-pound Lotulelei will undergo further testing in Salt Lake City in an effort to seek more clarity with the condition, a source said. If it's a confirmed chronic condition, medical experts consider it an indication of possible heart damage.
Tollner said that Lotulelei was asked by combine officials to not participate until consulting a specialist. Lotulelei still will be interviewed by NFL teams this weekend in Indianapolis and plans to participate at Utah's Pro Day on March 20.
Lotulelei is the No. 1 overall player as ranked by Scouts, Inc. and has been rated as a top-five draft prospect by ESPN draft experts Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay.
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Hopefully it's nothing serious..
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Just read this. Man, that is a shame.
Hopefully things work out in his favor.
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Not good news at all, first for him, then for the Browns in the draft.
Lotulelei was a top 5 pick by most accounts. Add in KC is probably going with Smith and will bypass Geno, it takes a couple of potential targets off the board.
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Not good news at all, first for him, then for the Browns in the draft.
Lotulelei was a top 5 pick by most accounts. Add in KC is probably going with Smith and will bypass Geno, it takes a couple of potential targets off the board.
good point. hopefully he checks out ok, first for his health and also for us. He may have been a target for us as a DE.
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Devin Taylor 10'8" broad jump  I bet he runs a 4.60 40. Or better. Wrong thread. And wrong. 4.75.
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Not good news at all, first for him, then for the Browns in the draft.
Lotulelei was a top 5 pick by most accounts. Add in KC is probably going with Smith and will bypass Geno, it takes a couple of potential targets off the board.
This could also work to our advantage. With 2 targets off of the board, maybe that increases the odds that a player that might have fallen earlier does not fall now. That, in turn, may increase the ability for the Browns to trade down a few spots. If Geno, for example were to be one of those guys that falls to #6, I could see Arizona, Buffalo, and New York all calling us. Joeckel and Fisher may be two other guys that fit that mold.
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With 2 targets off of the board, maybe that increases the odds that a player that might have fallen earlier does not fall now. That, in turn, may increase the ability for the Browns to trade down a few spots.
What? 
It only means that Star falls to us and someone we actually need, does not fall and gets picked top 5 instead. That's not good any way I look at this. We need Star to go top 5. Your "thought" only works if some team would trade up to 6 for a falling medical player (fat chance)
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It could mean KC takes an OT instead of Star. Two OTs before our pick means guaranteed trade offers.
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Not good news at all, first for him, then for the Browns in the draft.
Lotulelei was a top 5 pick by most accounts. Add in KC is probably going with Smith and will bypass Geno, it takes a couple of potential targets off the board.
Now add in Moore only pushed 12 and this draft board is changing in a hurry.
Makes me go back to hoping Dee Milner is still around.
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I'm a hospice nurse. I have cardiac patients with higher ejection fractions than 44%. No joke. They'll run some tests but depending on a few factors this is not good for Star. Depending on factors, which none of us know the details on, it can be surgically repaired at times. Other times its just a congenital defect that has to be lived with. At his size and expected physical demands... Not good if its not repairable. Short career.
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I'm a hospice nurse. I have cardiac patients with higher ejection fractions than 44%. No joke. They'll run some tests but depending on a few factors this is not good for Star. Depending on factors, which none of us know the details on, it can be surgically repaired at times. Other times its just a congenital defect that has to be lived with. At his size and expected physical demands... Not good if its not repairable. Short career.
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Your "thought" only works if some team would trade up to 6 for a falling medical player (fat chance)
If you thought I meant that Star falling to us at #6 meant we get trade offers for him, nope, I specifically called out one potential scenario of Peen's post (Lotulelei was a top 5 pick by most accounts. Add in KC is probably going with Smith and will bypass Geno, it takes a couple of potential targets off the board. ) If Geno, for example were to be one of those guys that falls to #6, I could see Arizona, Buffalo, and New York all calling us.
Here's another: if Joeckel is taken #1, that means if Fisher is more highly sought after and if he is available at #6, I could see several teams calling us to select him as well - Arizona, San Diego are both close behind and in need of an LT. You could add Miami to that if they don't re-sign Jake Long. St. Louis has a need and the ammo later in the round as well. Though, I expect Fisher to be gone at #4 at this point if Joeckel goes #1.
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I'm a hospice nurse. I have cardiac patients with higher ejection fractions than 44%. No joke. They'll run some tests but depending on a few factors this is not good for Star. Depending on factors, which none of us know the details on, it can be surgically repaired at times. Other times its just a congenital defect that has to be lived with. At his size and expected physical demands... Not good if its not repairable. Short career.
Like no career in professional football.
Potentially. Though if he's medically 'cleared' someone will take a chance. If it needs surgical intervention he'll have the procedure and should recover relatively quickly. If it can't be repaired... He may be 'okay' to play but there are risks. From fatigue to outright collapse. As a 20 something year old he could play effectively for a few years. His age has helped him push through many years of playing without ever knowing. But now that we know... How many millions would you be willing to invest?
Again I don't want to speculate because not enough is known, but regardless, this type of thing is not good.
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I am not willing to invest anything in helping some kid die on the field.
If I was a owner, I wouldn't draft him...I'd offer him a decent paying job of some sort.
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He has gone from top 5 to probably 5th or 6th round. This happens every year but the good thing is that these medical tests are saving kids lives.
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After withdrawing from the NFL scouting combine because of an abnormal heart exam, Utah defensive tackle Star Lotulelei has been told he can continue working out on his own, according to a person informed of the conversations between doctors and the potential top-five draft pick.
The person said it's hoped that it's not a heart condition but rather dehydration, too much sodium in his diet or rapid weight loss in a short timeframe that prompted tests to reveal his heart wasn't pumping at full capacity. Lotulelei dropped almost 10 pounds in three days recently, in part because of the hectic schedule of traveling to the combine and the long days in Indianapolis.
The person spoke to USA TODAY Sports on condition of anonymity because Lotulelei's medical details were supposed to remain confidential.
Lotulelei did not fail his physical but rather was given an incomplete designation pending the consultation with the specialist, the person said, adding it was Lotulelei's decision to withdraw from drills after hearing the doctors' recommendation that he sit them out.
Lotulelei's agent, Bruce Tollner, said in a statement Sunday that his client will visit a specialist later this week and is expected to participate in every drill at his pro day March 20. Tollner said Lotulelei will continue to interview with teams in Indianapolis.
Tollner and doctors who examined Lotulelei are hopeful the situation will prove to be similar to that of Carolina Panthers defensive end Frank Alexander, who was pulled from combine drills last year following an abnormal test but was then cleared by specialists.
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NFL doctors say there's something wrong..
But specialists say otherwise?
Too me that sounds fishy... Just saying..
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Not really,I doubt if any of the team doctors are heart specialists.I would think they are more in the line of bone or joint specialists.
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I think teams have a team Dr., but they all affiliate with various hospitals that have the full range of specialists and have others the team Dr. will call for consultation.
The team Dr. is more like a GP. They can identify abnormalities. All good MD's do that. All of them are trained more or less the same way. They graduate medical school and complete their residency where they cycle through all the disciplines. At that point some go on to study various fields of interest, ophthalmology, orthopedics, radiology, etc.
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No.
The docs at the combine had ?s regarding his test results, and said he needs to go to a specialist.
There aren't any confirmed results from his tests yet.
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It sounds like Lotulelei did pretty good at his Pro Day.
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It sounds like Lotulelei did pretty good at his Pro Day.
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Posted by Josh Alper on March 20, 2013, 3:11 PM EDT
Utah defensive tackle Star Lotulelei wasn’t able to work out for scouts at the combine because doctors found his hear was pumping below normal levels, leading him to return to Utah for more evaluation before resuming his normal workout schedule.
There were no further problems, which got Lotulelei cleared to take part in the school’s pro day on Wednesday. Joe Schad of Star Lotulelei performs well at pro day
Posted by Josh Alper on March 20, 2013, 3:11 PM EDT Utah defensive tackle Star Lotulelei wasn’t able to work out for scouts at the combine because doctors found his hear was pumping below normal levels, leading him to return to Utah for more evaluation before resuming his normal workout schedule.
There were no further problems, which got Lotulelei cleared to take part in the school’s pro day on Wednesday. Joe Schad of ESPN reports that Lotulelei put up 225 pounds 38 times, had a 30 inch vertical leap and a 4.65 time in the shuttle run. Tony Pauline of DraftInsider.net reports that Lotulelei ran the 40 even though he wasn’t scheduled to do so and put up an “official” time of around 5.15 seconds.
The numbers are good across the board for Lotulelei, but scouts were already high on him as a football player. The question for teams is going to be about his medical reports, not his ability since the latter has already been well documented. It’s certainly a good sign that he was given the go-ahead to take part in the pro day, although individual teams will likely still want to see what their medical personnel have to say.
Assuming things keep checking out on that front, there’s no reason to expect he won’t wind up being taken somewhere near the top of the draft. reports that Lotulelei put up 225 pounds 38 times, had a 30 inch vertical leap and a 4.65 time in the shuttle run. Tony Pauline of DraftInsider.net reports that Lotulelei ran the 40 even though he wasn’t scheduled to do so and put up an “official” time of around 5.15 seconds.
The numbers are good across the board for Lotulelei, but scouts were already high on him as a football player. The question for teams is going to be about his medical reports, not his ability since the latter has already been well documented. It’s certainly a good sign that he was given the go-ahead to take part in the pro day, although individual teams will likely still want to see what their medical personnel have to say.
Assuming things keep checking out on that front, there’s no reason to expect he won’t wind up being taken somewhere near the top of the draft.
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Just sign him already, KC.
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