Former Las Vegas Raiders tight end Foster Moreau entered free agency this offseason, but will now step away from football to battle cancer.
The 25-year-old announced via Twitter on Wednesday that a physical with the New Orleans Saints led to the medical team diagnosing him with Hodgkin lymphoma, a potentially serious form of cancer involving the body's immune system.
Moreau indicated he planned to return to football once he has beaten the disease:
Through somewhat of a miraculous process, this Free Agency period has been life changing for me.