"Although this will unfortunately end my 2020 season, it is really a blessing that we found this as my heart is severely enlarged and wouldn’t have lasted much longer. The Storm since responded to that rumour, rubbishing the link and saying they hadn't heard anything along those lines . Smith will likely be paid his $675,000 base salary for the 2020 season despite being inactive, according to Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press. Smith was injured in the 24th minute of play when he lunged awkwardly while scoring his first NRL try since round 20 last year. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), Impressive Panthers destroy Sea Eagles as Raiders, Roosters enjoy NRL wins. However, it was later confirmed that Smith had in fact suffered an injury to his AC joint in his left shoulder. However, his afternoon ended shortly after that as he was taken from the field in discomfort. They have now lost their past two matches to be seventh on the ladder. Hartman was a huge part of the Twin Cities sports world and was beloved by the Vikings organization. You can coast through and land safely or pin that son of a gun and launch off that bump as if it was only there to put you further ahead.⁣ I’m all smiles over here and I wouldn’t be this way with out the lord and my support system! But … Overnight, Smith's former teammate Cooper Cronk shared his belief that Smith would hang up the boots at the end of this season . "Earlier this week I found out I need open heart surgery to fix a bicuspid aortic valve that I was born with," Smith wrote. INJURY UPDATE: Cam has a Grade 2 AC joint injury. The Vikings were thoroughly dominated on both sides of the ball by the Falcons in an embarrassing loss. NRL 2020: Cameron Munster brutal injury blow in Storm win over Bulldogs. What if I can't pay the bill to remove cladding on my block of flats? Will Ragatz's predictions for every game in the Week 6 NFL slate. I’ll keep everyone as updated as possible. The Vikings and Falcons haven't exactly gotten off to hot starts this season. The Vikings made the procedural move on Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, of waiving Smith with a non-football injury designation. On Saturday, the 2019 fifth-round pick from USC took to Instagram to announce that he needs open-heart surgery. Melbourne Storm's 26-16 win over Newcastle on the Sunshine Coast has been soured by a shoulder injury to captain Cameron Smith. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File) FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2019, file photo, Arizona Cardinals running back T.J. Logan (22) runs from Minnesota Vikings linebacker Cameron Smith (59) during the second half of an NFL preseason football game in Minneapolis. Unlikely to be extended absence (return in 1-2weeks). Cameron Munster took over goal-kicking duties from Smith to add a conversion and two penalty goals to the Storm's total. The Knights scored tries through Bradman Best, Aidan Guerra and Enari Tuala, with Kalyn Ponga kicking two conversions.