Houston Texans rookie wide receiver John Metchie III has been diagnosed with a form of leukemia and will likely miss what would have been his first season in the NFL, Metchie announced on Sunday.
promyelocytes accumulate in the bone marrow. A build up of them in the blood and bone marrow results in a shortage of normal white and red blood cells and platelets in the body. It is considered the most curable form of adult leukemia because of advances in diagnosis and treatment. Centers specializing in its treatment report cure rates of 90%,Metchie, who turned 22 last week, was drafted No. 44 overall by the Texans in April.
He had 96 catches for 1,142 yards and eight touchdowns for Alabama last season. In the SEC championship game win over Georgia, Metchiewhile running a route. He was ruled out of the Cotton Bowl and the College Football Playoff with a torn ACL. Before the leukemia diagnosis, he had said he expected to be ready for training camp. He was a participant in rookie minicamp in May.This article originally appeared on Yahoo Sports at https://sports.yahoo.
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