Former long snapper Jon Dorenbos tells Ellen how 'a Saint saved my life'

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The New Orleans Saints organization and its fans received a shock this past preseason when team doctors diagnosed newly signed long snapper Jon Dorenbos with a heart defect that required emergency surgery -- and which also abruptly ended his playing career. The 37-year-old went under the knife on Sept. 12, and on Monday (Nov. 13) he made an appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" to share his emotional story and discuss his recovery.

It hall happened, fans will remember, when Dorenbos -- acquired by the Saints before the season in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles -- got his routine team physical.

"The New Orleans Saints doctor put a stethoscope to my back," Dorenbos told DeGeneres, a New Orleans native and rabid Saints fan. "I took three breaths and he said 'you have a heart murmur, but it's not good.'"

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44Champs · 11-14-2017, 11:55 PM

Good story but honestly, I don't remember him. 37 yrs old as a Long Snapper - seems kind of old to be playing on the LOS.
Glad his condition was caught before it was too late.

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QBREES9 · 11-15-2017, 12:19 AM

Your health is more important that playing football. Get well.

hagan714 · 11-15-2017, 05:31 AM

I happy for him and his family nut I want our 7th round pick back

Crusader · 11-15-2017, 08:06 AM

Originally Posted by hagan714

I happy for him and his family nut I want our 7th round pick back

That happened right away. The trade was nullified since it depended on him passing a physical which he didn't.

AsylumGuido · 11-15-2017, 08:54 AM

Originally Posted by hagan714

I happy for him and his family nut I want our 7th round pick back

Oh, wow. I didn't realize he had a problem with his "family nut", too.

homerj07 · 11-15-2017, 08:39 PM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

Oh, wow. I didn't realize he had a problem with his "family nut", too.

Oh crap... Anything but the family nut.

All kidding aside, great catch Doc!

11-14-2017, 10:57 PM	#1
Threaded by SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,127 Blog Entries: 29 Rating: (0 votes - average) The New Orleans Saints organization and its fans received a shock this past preseason when team doctors diagnosed newly signed long snapper Jon Dorenbos with a heart defect that required emergency surgery -- and which also abruptly ended his playing career. The 37-year-old went under the knife on Sept. 12, and on Monday (Nov. 13) he made an appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" to share his emotional story and discuss his recovery. It hall happened, fans will remember, when Dorenbos -- acquired by the Saints before the season in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles -- got his routine team physical. "The New Orleans Saints doctor put a stethoscope to my back," Dorenbos told DeGeneres, a New Orleans native and rabid Saints fan. "I took three breaths and he said 'you have a heart murmur, but it's not good.'" read more on NOLA Attached Thumbnails
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44Champs Site Donor Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 2,589	Re: Former long snapper Jon Dorenbos tells Ellen how 'a Saint saved my life' Good story but honestly, I don't remember him. 37 yrs old as a Long Snapper - seems kind of old to be playing on the LOS. Glad his condition was caught before it was too late. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G891A using Tapatalk
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QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,985	Re: Former long snapper Jon Dorenbos tells Ellen how 'a Saint saved my life' Your health is more important that playing football. Get well.

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Crusader Resident Swede Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Märsta, Sweden Posts: 8,025	Re: Former long snapper Jon Dorenbos tells Ellen how 'a Saint saved my life' Originally Posted by hagan714 I happy for him and his family nut I want our 7th round pick back That happened right away. The trade was nullified since it depended on him passing a physical which he didn't. Halo and RockyMountainSaint like this.

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AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,241	Re: Former long snapper Jon Dorenbos tells Ellen how 'a Saint saved my life' Originally Posted by hagan714 I happy for him and his family nut I want our 7th round pick back Oh, wow. I didn't realize he had a problem with his "family nut", too. Halo and SmashMouth like this.

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homerj07 In Doh We Trust Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 7,027 Blog Entries: 16	Re: Former long snapper Jon Dorenbos tells Ellen how 'a Saint saved my life' Originally Posted by AsylumGuido Oh, wow. I didn't realize he had a problem with his "family nut", too. Oh crap... Anything but the family nut. All kidding aside, great catch Doc! Halo likes this.

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