Patriots running back Brandon Bolden revealed on Thursday that he was diagnosed with epidermoid carcinoma, a form of skin cancer, in 2018.
The football star was a 28-year-old free agent at the time, when he underwent surgery to remove the carcinoma during the offseason following New England’s Super Bowl LII loss to the Eagles. Per Patriots.com, he lost function of the right side of his face but later regained facial mobility.
Bolden went on to play all 16 games the following season for the Dolphins.
In an Instagram post, he shared a TikTok that included a compilation of photos from during that time, starting when he was in the hospital.