NFL player Foster Moreau is diagnosed with cancer, forcing him to step away from football after a ‘routine physical’ in the offseason found his ‘new opponent’ Hodgkin’s lymphoma
NFL free agent tight end Foster Moreau will not be signing for a team anytime soon after the New Orleans Saints medical staff realized he has Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
While undertaking a medical at the Saints, Moreau was alerted to the trying news, but he has promised to ‘go kick this thing’s ass’ before returning to the league.
‘Through somewhat of a miraculous process, this Free Agency period has been life changing for me,’ Moreau wrote on Twitter.
‘During a routine physical conducted by the Saint’s medical team down in New Orleans, I’ve come to learn that I have Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, and will be stepping away from football
‘At this time to fight a new opponent: Cancer. I’m grateful for the support and thankful for people who have stood firm with me.
Foster Moreau will not be signing for a team anytime soon after discovering he has cancer
Moreau alerted the NFL world to his condition in a series of tweets on Wednesday evening
‘There hasn’t been a single step I’ve taken without hundreds of people lighting the path before me, and I will continue to seek their guidance.
‘That being said, I’ll go kick this thing’s ass and get back to doing what I love! AMDG!’
Las Vegas’ Twitter account took a moment to post a message of support for its former Raiders pass catcher.
‘Your Raider family is with you, Foster,’ it read.
The 25-year-old New Orleans native previously spent four seasons with the Las Vegas Raiders.
He was taken by Mark Davis’ franchise in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft after a strong college career at LSU.
LV’s Twitter account took a moment to post a message of support for its former pass catcher
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