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ESPN: Cannon: 'I have faith I can do anything'
By ESPNBoston.com
Award-winning ESPN columnist Rick Reilly’s latest piece is on offensive lineman Marcus Cannon, who was drafted by the Patriots in the fifth round of April’s draft just weeks after being diagnosed with cancer at the NFL combine.
The column takes readers on the roller coaster journey Cannon went from the time of his diagnosis to when he got the call from Bill Belichick telling him he was drafted. Here's an excerpt from the touching piece:
The first day of the draft, Cannon couldn't bear to watch. "It's like a firecracker you know is going to blow," he says. "Why hold it in your hand?" Besides, he had to go to his first chemotherapy treatment that day. ...
By ESPNBoston.com
Award-winning ESPN columnist Rick Reilly’s latest piece is on offensive lineman Marcus Cannon, who was drafted by the Patriots in the fifth round of April’s draft just weeks after being diagnosed with cancer at the NFL combine.
The column takes readers on the roller coaster journey Cannon went from the time of his diagnosis to when he got the call from Bill Belichick telling him he was drafted. Here's an excerpt from the touching piece:
The first day of the draft, Cannon couldn't bear to watch. "It's like a firecracker you know is going to blow," he says. "Why hold it in your hand?" Besides, he had to go to his first chemotherapy treatment that day. ...
