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Brian Niemietz

Arizona Cardinals’ JJ Watt tweets that he’s playing 4 days after atrial fibrillation

NFL star J.J. Watt said he’ll play Sunday, just two days after having his heart “shocked” back into sync.

“I went into A-Fib on Wednesday, had my heart shocked back into rhythm on Thursday and I’m playing today,” the Arizona Cardinals pass rusher tweeted Sunday afternoon, hours before his team was slated to take the field against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, N.C.

According to his tweet, Watt made the announcement to get ahead of a media report about his medical procedure.

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