Chiefs cut offensive tackle who had heart attack

The Kansas City Chiefs cut offensive tackle Tavon Rooks with a non-football illness designation. Rooks suffered a heart attack during trainign camp. Rooks is a former New Orleans Saints sixth-round draft pick from Kansas State. He was signed last year by Kansas City. Rooks was diagnosed with an acute myocardial infarction, which was caused by a blood clot in the left anterior descending artery, according to the Kansas City Star. Follow me on Twitter: @AaronWilson_NFL Aaron Wilson covers the Texans for The Houston Chronicle.  
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Aaron Wilson covers the NFL for National Football Post, his second stint at the Post. He has previously written for Pro Football Talk and FOX Sports-Scout. Entering his 13th year covering the Baltimore Ravens, he's a beat writer for The Baltimore Sun. Wilson has also covered the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tennessee Titans.

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