NFL offensive lineman Billy Price made a surprise announcement on Instagram that he was retiring from the league after going through a health scare and saying that he was “lucky to be alive.”
The 2018 first round draft pick said last month he suffered a blood clot that got into his lungs, so he was leaving professional football because of the potential risks the blood clot presents, ESPN reported.
“In the blink of an eye, everything can be taken away,” Price wrote on Instagram. “On April 24th I had emergency pulmonary embolism surgery to remove a saddle clot that was entering both of my lungs.”
“As a healthy 29 year old, an unprovoked pulmonary embolism with no further medical explanation is terrifying,” he added. “I am truly thankful to be alive today.”
“Unfortunately, I will be retiring from the NFL as the risk of an internal bleed while on blood thinners creates…
