Earlier this week, Denver Broncos wide receiver announced on Instagram that he was going to take a temporary step back from football after his doctors discovered he has the very rare condition of pericarditis.

Dang global warming got him.

After feeling some chest pains while working out on the break before camp started, I got everything checked out and was diagnosed with mild heart irritation, called pericarditis. I've got a great treatment plan with medicine and am taking a quick break to get this all taken care of so I can get back to doing what I love.

Fauci right now:

The Broncos will soon release Hamler with a non-football illness designation as he recovers from this heart irritation caused by... something we really don't know.

We've got no clue why this could be happening all the time. But we do know what is definitely not the cause.

Hamler has had a difficult career since being drafted in 2020. He missed '21 with an ACL tear, then missed part of '22 with a pectoral tear, and now he has the very rare heart condition that also happens to be associated with a certain jab everyone in the NFL was essentially forced to get.

Lots of coincidences!