Jets defensive end Vinny Curry reveals he had his spleen removed after getting diagnosed with rare blood disorder and will miss the 2021 season
New York Jets defensive end Vinny Curry announced Wednesday he has a rare blood disorder that required his spleen to be removed and will miss the 2021 season. The 33-year-old Curry wrote on Twitter and Instagram that Jets team doctors discovered the disorder last month, but he didn't specify the condition ailing him. Curry said he was projected to return to the field in mid-September, but he developed blood clots and is taking blood thinners that prevent him from having physical contact for the next three to six months. New York Jets defensive end Vinny Curry announced Wednesday he has a rare blood disorder that required his spleen to be removed and will miss the 2021 season The 33-year-old Curry announced the news in posts on both Twitter and Instagram 'In July, the Jets doctors diagnosed me with a rare blood disorder,' he wrote. 'The diagnoses required the removal of my spleen and projected me to return to the field in the middle of September. 'During my recove