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Former TCU OT Marcus Cannon calls cancer diagnosis 'a blessing'
By SportsDayDFW sports
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10:06 PM on Tue., Jul. 12, 2011 | Permalink
JON MACHOTA / Special contributor to SportsDayDFW.com
Marcus Cannon's world was rocked on April 20. Instead of being anxious about the upcoming NFL Draft, the former TCU offensive tackle had his thoughts wrapped around the news he just received from his doctor -- he had non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
"The first thing my mom and my dad told me to do is pray," Cannon recently told Charean Williams of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Although he was admittedly scarred about the news, Cannon has called his cancer diagnosis "a blessing."
"Here we are today. I'm a fifth-round Patriots draft pick, and half the mass I had is gone," he said. "For everybody who doesn't believe, here's your reason to believe. It's a miracle in itself that somebody with a life-threatening disease gets drafted."
According to Williams, Cannon's chemo treatments were scheduled to be finished last week and he is working out with hopes of being at the New England Patriots' training camp for the first day of practice when the NFL lockout is lifted.
His first chemo treatment was held on the first day of the draft. Many have speculated that Cannon could've been a higher selection had it not been for the cancer diagnosis.
"I just feel badly that it all happened to him," TCU coach Gary Patterson told the Star-Telegram. "I think we're going to beat it, because we caught it early enough, and because of the attitude that he's approached it with, but he could have gone higher in the draft and made more money."
Even though his draft stock changed, Cannon's attitude towards beating cancer never did. "All I can do is keep doing what I'm doing," he said. "That's to keep praying and accept my healing."
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Former TCU OT Marcus Cannon calls cancer diagnosis 'a blessing'
By SportsDayDFW sports
websports@dallasnews.com | Bio
10:06 PM on Tue., Jul. 12, 2011 | Permalink
JON MACHOTA / Special contributor to SportsDayDFW.com
Marcus Cannon's world was rocked on April 20. Instead of being anxious about the upcoming NFL Draft, the former TCU offensive tackle had his thoughts wrapped around the news he just received from his doctor -- he had non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
"The first thing my mom and my dad told me to do is pray," Cannon recently told Charean Williams of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Although he was admittedly scarred about the news, Cannon has called his cancer diagnosis "a blessing."
"Here we are today. I'm a fifth-round Patriots draft pick, and half the mass I had is gone," he said. "For everybody who doesn't believe, here's your reason to believe. It's a miracle in itself that somebody with a life-threatening disease gets drafted."
According to Williams, Cannon's chemo treatments were scheduled to be finished last week and he is working out with hopes of being at the New England Patriots' training camp for the first day of practice when the NFL lockout is lifted.
His first chemo treatment was held on the first day of the draft. Many have speculated that Cannon could've been a higher selection had it not been for the cancer diagnosis.
"I just feel badly that it all happened to him," TCU coach Gary Patterson told the Star-Telegram. "I think we're going to beat it, because we caught it early enough, and because of the attitude that he's approached it with, but he could have gone higher in the draft and made more money."
Even though his draft stock changed, Cannon's attitude towards beating cancer never did. "All I can do is keep doing what I'm doing," he said. "That's to keep praying and accept my healing."
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Follow me on Twitter @jonmachota