Houston Texans safety Andre Hal has been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma and insists he ”will beat it.”
He received the preliminary diagnosis of cancer of the blood cells from team physician Dr. James Muntz and has consulted with doctors at Houston’s MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando Brown Jr. Color Rush Jersey , the team said Friday.
The Texans added that Hal is ”undergo testing and evaluation and is discussing his treatment options.”
Hal is 26 and starting his fifth year with the Texans. He was drafted by Houston in 2014 out of Vanderbilt. He started all 16 games last season and had three interceptions.
”My faith in God and the support from my family, friends, teammates and coaches will see me through this difficult time,” Hal said in a statement released through the team. ”I will not let this diagnosis stop me from fulfilling my dreams and I do not want anyone to feel sorry for me. I know how to beat this and I will beat it.”
The Texans said Hal and his family have requested privacy.
”Andre is tough and faithful and we believe he is prepared to win this fight Robbie Grossman Minnesota Twins Jersey ,” the family of team owner Bob McNair said in a statement. ”The McNair family as well as the entire Texans organization will continue to be there for him, love and support him, and pray for his recovery.”
Coach Bill O’Brien said Hal’s illness ”weighs heavy on the hearts of everyone in the Houston Texans family.”
”We are confident that Andre’s resiliency and infectious positivity, along with treatment and care from the best medical community in the world http://www.bengalsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-preston-brown-jersey , will guide him through his recovery,” O’Brien said. ”The entire Texans organization is behind Andre and his family during this difficult time and we look forward to his eventual return to the team.”
The Carolina Hurricanes terminated the contract of demoted general manager and Hall of Fame player Ron Francis on Monday.
The Hurricanes announced the move in a three-sentence statement nearly two months after Francis was reassigned to another front-office position – president of hockey operations – while the team began a search for a new GM that will report directly to new owner Tom Dundon.
Francis, 55, is a four-time All-Star who won the Stanley Cup twice with Pittsburgh in the 1990s and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2007. He took over as Carolina’s general manager in 2014 after being groomed for the position by former GM Jim Rutherford – who now is trying to win the Cup for a third straight year with the Penguins.
The Hurricanes Clint Frazier New York Yankees Jersey , meanwhile, have not made the playoffs since 2009. Their nine-year postseason drought is one of the longest in NHL history.
Francis stockpiled draft picks during the three-plus seasons he spent rebuilding the Hurricanes, but he was criticized for not making enough moves to help the current club and failing to orchestrate a consequential player-for-player trade during that time.
One of his biggest offseason acquisitions was a bust, with goalie Scott Darling coming in from Chicago and finishing with an NHL-worst save percentage of .888 in the first year of his four-year http://www.redskinsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-geron-christian-jersey , $16.6 million contract.
The Hurricanes have several key vacancies in their management roster. They’re also searching for a coach after Bill Peters opted out of the final year of his contract earlier this month and subsequently was hired by the Calgary Flames.
Carolina was a winner at the draft lottery over the weekend. It holds the No. 2 overall pick in the June draft.
The Hurricanes also announced that Joe Nieuwendyk resigned as a pro scout and adviser for the team. Nieuwendyk, a Hall of Fame center who played for two decades, previously spent four years as the Dallas Stars‘ GM.
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