Former Titans running back LenDale White reveals major medical emergency that almost took his life

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Former Tennessee Titans running back LenDale White revealed he almost lost his life to a heart attack at 34 years old. 

During a sit-down with the "I Am Athlete" podcast, White spoke at length about how his left anterior descending artery clogged in 2019, which is what medical professionals sometimes refer to as the "widowmaker" because of how serious it was. 

White knows he was lucky. 

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Retired NFL player and former USC Trojans running back LenDale White celebrates during a game against the Texas Longhorns at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium Sept. 15, 2018, in Austin, Texas.  (Tim Warner/Getty Images)

"My LAD [artery] was clogged, and I had to have two stents shot into my heart, so my blood can flow again," he explained. "It’s called a ‘widowmaker’ because you’re really not supposed to make it back from that. 

"I never really knew all that until recently. I got into it because I’ve been so scared to understand. When you’re 34 and you have a heart attack, that changes your life forever."

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White said that he only told a select few about the situation, including one of the podcast hosts, Adam "Pacman" Jones, who was his teammate with the Titans. 

However, since that scare, White has been active in the gym, a place he didn’t even venture during his playing days. 

USC tailback LenDale White eludes the tackle of UCLA safety Jarred Page.   (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

"The physical got it changed, and I definitely work out now. And I hate working out. I gave dogs 1,000 yards and was smoking kush every