Pro soccer player, former Tar Heel Omar Holness says he's 'just grateful to be alive' after seizure

Posted Mar 30, 2016
Real Salt Lake midfielder Omar Holness says he's "just grateful to be alive" after suffering a seizure during his professional debut on Saturday. Holness, the fifth pick in the January's MLS SuperDraft, was 34 minutes into his first game on loan at RSL'S affiliate club Real Monarchs when he collapsed and was taken to a hospital. (ESPN.com)

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