Nick Fairley may have heart issue

Nick Fairley may have a heart issue. If so, his career is in jeapordy.

While this is obviously huge news for the Saints, it’s bigger news for Nick Fairley.

We have no details on the matter yet. Players have played through heart issues in the past. It depends on the severity. And medicals are a tricky business. It might be possible that what seemed heart problems turn out to be nothing.

But chances are, if a test showed something wrong, there’s something wrong.

Saints DT Nick Fairley has been absent from OTA’s bc of medical issues. Tests show heart trouble that could jeopardize future of his career.

I’m not going to talk about the football ramifications for the Saints. I’m going to talk about…