07-29-2020, 12:01 PM
(07-29-2020, 09:49 AM)pally Wrote: For NFL players the most obvious concerns would be asthma and type 2 diabetes. There are a handful of cancer survivors in the league. Statistically there is at least 1 player on every team with sickle cell trait. There may be a couple with HIV. Most of the others are likely not going to be an issue. Odds are if they have those conditions, they would never pass a physical to play in the first place
The NFL doesn’t have a standard for what is disqualifying. Therefore it is totally up to the discretion of the examining physician. (Deuce Lutui failed Bengals physical and went right back to the Cardinals and passed their physical.)
If a NFL player has any of the conditions you listed, odds are they would pass a sports physical as long as the condition is treated adequately.
