The Kansas City Chiefs say kicker Harrison Butker sprung into action when his teammate, BJ Thompson, began seizing during a team meeting on Saturday, June 8.

Harrison Butker ‘Immediately Ran’ for Help After BJ Thompson Began Seizing, Chiefs Say

The Kansas City Chiefs say kicker Harrison Butker sprung into action when his teammate, BJ Thompson, began seizing during a team meeting on Thursday, June 6.

While providing an update on Thompson’s condition during a press conference on Friday, Chiefs Vice President of Sports Medicine and Performance Rick Burkholder said, “When he had the seizure, Butker immediately ran towards the training room” and grabbed additional assistance from team staff.

As a team, we tried to stabilize BJ and then put him on the floor while he was still seizing and then he went into cardiac arrest,” Burkholder shared.

Thompson received an automated external defibrillator (AED) shock, according to Burkholder, and was only in cardiac arrest for roughly a minute.