In Dorenbos’ case, after playing 11 seasons and a franchise-record 162 consecutive games with the Eagles, detection was much more nebulous.
“Jon had a very difficult to hear murmur, (and) that’s sort of in my strike zone in terms of my strength,” Amoss said. “I’m very good at listening to murmurs, always have been, always been interested in it and almost became a cardiologist and decided at the end, I think I’ll do all of medicine because I like it all. That led to the finding of the aneurysm, which is associated with his kind of problem.”
Dorenbos was advised to try not to cough, among other routine things. His playing career was over.
“My mom died when I was 12, her best friend sang ‘Wind Beneath My Wings’ at her funeral,” Dorenbos said in an interview on the Saints’ team podcast in December 2020. “And so, when this whole thing played out, I remember I got the test with Doc and I went back to my locker.
“Career is over and my life had just gone through a sudden shift. I’m a firm believer that the story you tell yourself, the things you tell yourself, it makes a difference in how you’re going to come out of any situation. So, Drew Brees walked by, and I remembered my mom’s friend singing ‘Wind Beneath My Wings.’ The story I told myself is, my mom basically said, hey, it’s time to step out of the wind to catch a breeze. Drew Brees was my breeze. I was traded to New Orleans to have my life saved by a Saint, Doc and the whole crew there.
“That’s the story I told myself and it kind of put everything at ease. It was one of those situations where I was right where I belonged, right when I should be. I only spent a few days there, I was so excited to play for the Saints, I was so excited for change. I didn’t really realize how excited I was until I got there. Probably the biggest disappointment that I had personally in my career was that I never got to play longer in New Orleans.
“I say this all the time, I thank Doc every day. I wake up, I’m alive. It just shows that it doesn’t matter what position you’re in, it doesn’t matter who you are, if you do what you love to do and you care about what you do and you become a true pro, you become a master of your craft, there is nothing that is insignificant. There’s nothing that you shouldn’t learn. I’m glad he paid attention that day in class.
“I’m just so thankful that he was there. I thank the lucky stars every single day that he was disciplined and he trusted his gut. He basically had the best interests for me, and I’m…
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