It’s impossible to say whether an echocardiogram would have provided definitive clues to the health of Bears defensive end Gaines Adams before his death from cadiac arrest last Sunday in South Carolina, but the NFL may move toward a new measure that makes all players subject to the test at the scouting combine.
ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported Sunday morning that in the wake of Adams’ death, the league’s cardiovascular committee is discussing the issue.
Adams was buried Friday after a funeral in Easley, S.C. Autopsies showed that he had an enlarged heart. He was 26.
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