Coincidentally, A Young NFL Player Suffered A Fatal Accident
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In November 2016, Baltimore Ravens tight end Konrad Reuland suffered a brain aneurysm from which he would never recover. The 29-year-old was registered as an organ donor, only deciding to become one earlier that year when he renewed his driver’s license. By December Reuland was declared brain-dead and the UCLA Medical Center kept him on a ventilator to harvest his organs.
Reuland’s heart was given to Rod Carew, who by then was at the top of the donor list. Though identities of donors and recipients usually remain anonymous for at least a year after the procedure, word soon got out about the two athletes involved.
