Groves had heart surgery

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Two potential first-round picks are relying more on personal letters than pro days to improve their draft stock.

Auburn defensive end Quentin Groves and Michigan wide receiver Mario Manningham each have sent letters to all 32 teams explaining their problems and how they have corrected them, teams confirmed.

Groves admitted to undergoing heart surgery March 27 to treat his Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome, an abnormality in the heart's electrical system that can cause rapid heart beats. The condition was identified and the problem alleviated, according to the letter that teams received earlier this week.

Teams still have questions about Groves' health, which helps explain why the defensive end's travel schedule has been full. The six-foot-3, 250-pounder visited Cleveland last month, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati earlier this week, and he is scheduled to visit the Giants, Jets, Patriots and 49ers next week. The early reports on Groves are encouraging; the health questions that existed before have begun to be answered.

Groves was considered a first-round pick before, and even with his medical procedure, he still is expected to be a first-round pick.

[AUTiger1 0]

Wow. I didn't know that about Groves. It sounds like he is still in good shape and all will be good.

[DCWarEagle 0]

I have never heard of that syndrome, but it certainly sounds scary. I hope that the surgery did fix it for him and that it doesn't scare off the NFL teams.

[aumd03 2]

WPW is a syndrome in which there is an accessory tract in the heart allowing electrical signals to bypass the normal regulated tract. Think of it as a back road. The surgery is simply to burn or cut that tract.

[runswithscissors 33]

glad he came out of it OK, but i wonder how it was missed all these years.