Kansas City Chiefs player BJ Thompson 'is STILL unconscious' after cardiac arrest, his agent reveals as his family 'asks for continued prayers'

Kansas City Chiefs defensive end BJ Thompson's agent, Christ Turnage, provided an update on his condition after suffering a cardiac arrest at a team meeting on Thursday.

The Chiefs had to postpone OTA practice when Thompson had a seizure in a special teams meeting and went into cardiac arrest.

After visiting his client, Turnage reported that Thompson is unconscious but in stable condition.

'BJ is still unconscious at this point, but he's stable and vitals are good,' Turnage said, per Tom Pelissero. 'His family asks for your continued prayers.'

Pelissero also reported the news on Thursday morning.

'The Chiefs canceled all team activities today after a backup defensive lineman had a seizure in a special teams meeting and went into cardiac arrest, per sources,' Pelissero wrote on X.

'The team's medical staff worked quickly, an ambulance was called and the player is currently in stable condition.'

While Thompson was in stable condition, the Chiefs pushed through with a charity softball event on Thursday evening.

Justin Reid and Trey Smith hosted the second annual Kansas City charity softball game, formerly organized by Marquez Valdes-Scantling - who was traded to the Buffalo Bills this offseason.

While head coach Andy Reid has yet to speak to the media about the situation, he expected to address it on Friday. However, defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo spoke about his player's condition.

'Let me say this before I say anything, I'm thinking about BJ right now,' Spagnuolo volunteered before taking questions from reporters, via Fox4KC.

'It was scary. I think the guys were a little bit scared, I know I was. But a lot of praying and [head athletic trainer] Rick [Burkholder] and his staff did a terrific job.'

He added that he wasn't in the room when it happened, Spagnuolo praised the staffers who stepped in to help.

'But everybody you know, to a man to a person to a woman, because we have some female trainers, they were terrific, they did a great job. So we'll keep our fingers crossed. I'll let Andy handle the rest of that.'

Thompson was a fifth-round draft pick by the Chiefs in 2023 from Stephen F. Austin University in Texas. He has played once for the team, against the Chargers in January - the final game of the regular season.

Thompson was part of the Chiefs team that visited the White House to celebrate their Super Bowl title with President Joe Biden last week. He shared several pictures from the visit to his Instagram account and joked in the caption that the trip 'got me feeling like the president.'

Speaking to media after being picked by the Chiefs last May, the Arkansas native said: 'I just want to put on for my town and show them that anything is possible, no matter where you come from. Hopefully, I am accomplishing that.

'Me and my friends, we all had dreams and goals of NFL, NBA but along the lines, dreams kind of die off and people get other plans.

'For me, it never really did. I always had in the back of my head I was going to play professional sports and I was blessed enough to make it happen.'