There is a trauma injury called commotio cordis. It occurs from trauma--a chest blow where the skin is not severed. It happens enough that it has decent documentation.RedheadedStranger » 04 Jan 2023, 11:59 am » wrote: ↑ He jumped right up from the hit, looked down at the player he just tackled, took a few steps back and dropped like a tree.
From what I saw, he wasn't injured on the play. He had a heart attack right after it.
It was definitely odd.