EAGAN, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Vikings second-year linebacker Cameron Smith will miss the 2020 season because of a heart condition.
It was discovered after the former Granite Bay High School star tested positive for COVID-19 upon reporting to training camp two weeks ago.
The Vikings made the procedural move of waiving Smith with a non-football injury designation.
Upon clearing waivers, he’ll revert to their reserve list.
Smith played mostly on special teams as a rookie. He was a fifth-round draft pick out of USC in 2019.
Smith announced on Instagram that he needs open heart surgery to fix a bicuspid aortic valve he was born with.
Smith was born in Roseville and helped lead the Granite Bay Grizzlies to a CIF State Div. I Championship in 2012 over Long Beach Poly.