Christian Barmore capped off a career-year in 2023 by signing a $84 million contract extension with the New England Patriots in the offseason. While everything was trending upward for the defensive tackle, everything then came to a screeching halt shortly after.
During training camp of the following year, Barmore was diagnosed with blood clots which sidelined him until mid-November. He managed to return for four games before being shut down for the season after his symptoms returned.
“That stuff I went through man, I would never ever want anybody to go through that,” Barmore said.