According to a report from ESPN's NFL Twitter feed, Hayden will miss the remainder of organized team activities after being sent to the hospital with an abdominal injury:
UPDATE: Wednesday, May 29 at 6:37 p.m. ET by Kyle Vassalo
D.J. Hayden has been released from the hospital, according to Vic Tafur of SFGate.com:
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ESPN's NFL insider Adam Schefter tweeted further details of Hayden's situation and noted the rookie corner should be ready for the start of training camp:
According to CSN Bay Area's Nate Stuhlbarg, the injury was discovered "Tuesday or Wednesday of last week," and Hayden was in the hospital with the opening of Tuesday's OTAs.
Hayden was a participant in the team's first OTA and is expected to make a full recovery by the time the Raiders open their training camp session on July 29.
Oakland, after trading back from the third overall selection in a deal with the Miami Dolphins, drafted Hayden with the No. 12 overall selection in April's draft. The Raiders' selection of the Houston cornerback came as a surprise to many and was viewed as a massive risk—especially considering Hayden's scary injury history.
Before his senior year with the Cougars, Hayden took a knee to the chest in practice and suffered a tear to the inferior vena cava—a large vein that carries blood to the heart from the lower half of the body, per ESPN.com.
The injury has a "95 percent" fatality rate, according to Houston team doctor Dr. Walter Lowe (via ESPN.com). Hayden underwent an emergency procedure to fix the ailment and was cleared by doctors to resume football activities last month, according to Stev...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Oakland Raiders
