NFL tight finish Foster Moreau posted on Twitter on Wednesday he was identified with Hodgkin’s lymphoma throughout a bodily with the New Orleans Saints.
“By considerably of a miraculous course of, this Free Company interval has been life altering for me,” Moreau wrote. “Throughout a routine bodily performed by the Saints medical group down in New Orleans, I’ve come to study that I’ve Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and will probably be stepping away from soccer at the moment to combat a brand new opponent: Most cancers. I’m grateful for the help and grateful for the individuals who have stood agency with me. There hasn’t been a single step I’ve taken with out a whole bunch of individuals lighting the trail earlier than me and I’ll proceed to hunt their steerage.”
The 25-year-old Moreau added that he plans to ultimately return to the NFL “and get again to doing what I like”.
Moreau is a free agent who performed the earlier 4 seasons for the Raiders. The group took him within the fourth spherical of the 2019 draft out of LSU. Final season, he set profession highs with 33 catches for 420 yards. Moreau additionally caught two landing passes. He had visited with the Saints and Cincinnati Bengals in latest weeks because the free company interval began.
In a tweet posted by the Raiders, the group confirmed its help for Moreau: “Your Raider household is with you, Foster.”
Former Raiders quarterback Derek Carr additionally reached out on Twitter.
“Love you and we’re right here for you … praying for you brother!” Carr wrote.
He began 14 video games final season and 25 over the past two years. Moreau has 91 profession receptions for 1,107 yards and 12 TDs.
Hodgkin’s lymphoma impacts the physique’s immune system. In keeping with the Mayo Clinic, “advances in prognosis and therapy of Hodgkin’s lymphoma have helped give folks with this illness the prospect for a full restoration. The prognosis continues to enhance for folks with Hodgkin’s lymphoma.”
