Vikings' Kenechi Udeze Battling Leukemia Posted Feb 12th 2008 8:31AM by Michael David Smith Filed under: Vikings, Minnesota
Minnesota Vikings defensive end Kenechi Udeze has been diagnosed with leukemia, the local television station KSTP reported Monday night.
According to the report, Udeze is still undergoing tests and may not know for several weeks how severe the cancer is. Leukemia is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow.
The Vikings drafted Udeze out of USC with their first-round pick, 20th overall, in the 2004 NFL draft. He entered the starting lineup immediately as a rookie, starting 15 games that season. He suffered a serious knee injury in 2005 and missed 13 games, but has bounced back to play in all 32 games the last two years and start 30. Last year he had five sacks.
What a terrible sickness. I am really sorry to hear this about a player who had a secure bright future ahead of him. Let us pray for him.
Daniel Snyder has defined incompetence, failure and greed to true Washington Redskins fans for over a decade and a half. Stay away from football operations !!!
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