TCU offensive lineman Marcus Cannon has a treatable form of lymphoma that was discovered in the run-up to the NFL draft, according to a sources.
According to multiple reports, Cannon was diagnosed with a benign growth in his groin area over four years ago, but physicals for the draft revealed that it had grown.
A biopsy and further tests revealed that the 6-foot-6, 350-pound senior has non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Cannon will begin chemotherapy Wednesday and will have three more treatments over the next three months.
Sources: TCU Prospect Cannon Has Cancer