|
|||||||
Former long snapper Jon Dorenbos tells Ellen how 'a Saint saved my life'
this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; 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 ...
5Likes
 |
|
|
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
11-14-2017, 09:57 PM
|
#1 |
|
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
|
|
|
Views: 1310
|
|
|
11-14-2017, 10:55 PM
|
#2 |
|
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 |
|
|
|
11-14-2017, 11:19 PM
|
#3 |
|
Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: New Haven Ct
Posts: 23,982
|
Re: Former long snapper Jon Dorenbos tells Ellen how 'a Saint saved my life'
Your health is more important that playing football. Get well.
|
|
|
|
|
11-15-2017, 07:06 AM
|
#5 |
|
Resident Swede
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Märsta, Sweden
Posts: 7,983
|
Re: Former long snapper Jon Dorenbos tells Ellen how 'a Saint saved my life'
Originally Posted by hagan714
That happened right away. The trade was nullified since it depended on him passing a physical which he didn't.
|
|
|
|
11-15-2017, 07:54 AM
|
#6 |
|
10000 POST CLUB
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Bossier City, LA
Posts: 24,383
|
Re: Former long snapper Jon Dorenbos tells Ellen how 'a Saint saved my life'
Originally Posted by hagan714
Oh, wow. I didn't realize he had a problem with his "family nut", too.
|
|
|
|
|
11-15-2017, 07:39 PM
|
#7 |
|
In Doh We Trust
|
Re: Former long snapper Jon Dorenbos tells Ellen how 'a Saint saved my life'
Originally Posted by AsylumGuido
Oh crap... Anything but the family nut.
All kidding aside, great catch Doc! |
|
|
|
|
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
Linear Mode
|
|
LinkBacks (?)
LinkBack to this Thread: https://blackandgold.com/saints/85411-former-long-snapper-jon-dorenbos-tells-ellen-how-saint-saved-my-life.html
|
||||
| Posted By | For | Type | Date | Hits |
| The Latest New Orleans Saints News | SportSpyder | This thread | Refback | 11-15-2017 06:42 AM | 1 |
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:51 AM.
