Western Carolina Player Dies During Practice

"A junior defensive back at Western Carolina has died after participating in a voluntary offseason workout. Western Carolina spokesman Daniel Hooker says Ja'Quayvin Smalls collapsed Wednesday and was pronounced dead about 7:30 p.m. at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva. The school says he collapsed while running during an evening workout session. Observers said Smalls had complained of cramps at the beginning of sprint exercises and had been removed from the lineup to stretch. The workout was the first for Smalls, who enrolled in Western Carolina's summer school. He had transferred from Georgia Military College, where he ranked second in tackles (Sportsline)."

It seems like we get at least 2-3 of these stories every year. There seems to be a couple different things that cause this. Sometimes it is a hole in the heart that the player just doesn't know about. Other times it's Sickle Cell, but with all the supplements that players take now I think there is a growing number of these players collapsing. These "supplements" aren't under the FDA, and thus people really don't know the affect they have on their bodies, or what may be in these products. Anyways, I just feel like there are way too many of these stories....