Leighton Vander Esch is dealing with spinal stenosis. The Cowboys linebacker will have to have neck surgery to fix the narrowing of the spinal column in the neck. Vander Esch says he was born with the condition and he has a new set of pads being built to protect the neck. The Dallas Morning News reports NFL teams knew the 23-year-old had the condition when he entered into the 2018 Draft.