Solder played season after cancer diagnosis

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Norm Siebern said:
http://my.xfinity.com/articles/sports-nfl/20150421/Patriots-Solder.Cancer/
 
Nate Solder played the entire season last year after a diagnosis and subsequent removal of testicular cancer last spring. Not a word about this leaked the entire season. I can only imagine how other organizations would have used
this to generate positive publicity and attempted sympathy . Talk about fudging the injury report....
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If it didn't affect his participation in practice during a period when an injury report must be issued, I don't think they fudged anything.  That said, the team did an admirable job of respecting his presumptive wishes to keep this private (until it leaked just now).
 
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Kevin Youkulele said:
If it didn't affect his participation in practice during a period when an injury report must be issued, I don't think they fudged anything.  That said, the team did an admirable job of respecting his presumptive wishes to keep this private (until it leaked just now).
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I didn't inted this as a criticism. I intended it as a compliment. I don't think they fudged anything either. I am commenting on how admirable it is that they did not turn this into a three ring circus "woe is us, look at me, revel in the grief, take pity on us blah blah blah" that seems to have become the norm for so many organizations when somehing like this occurs.
 
The Patriots are accused of screwing with the injury report all the time, and yet something this serious is hushed up completely due to the wishes of the player. Other treams would have milked it for all it is worth. Announcers would have gushed their sympathies about how brave and noble the player and team is, etc. The Patriots? Silence. Ironic considering how often they are attacked for "fudging" the injury report.
 
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Posters noted that he didn't have a great year, particularly at the beginning. I think we may understand why now.

Edit: tho the article does note that he had it at the beginning of the offseason and only missed two weeks. Still, hard to imagine it didn't impact bus training regimen at all.
 
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And I'll be the yuckster.

I've heard guys say they would give their left nut for a Super Bowl ring but this is ridiculous.

Edit: yuckster. I think my iPad is racist.
 
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Rough Carrigan said:
Okay, I'll be the ghoul.
Does this mean he gets to take steroids without it officially causing him to fail a drug test?
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He's allowed testosterone replacement therapy but not allowed to take anabolic steroids, if the NFL is like other pro sports. I'm not sure how closely they measure his testosterone levels, but he wouldn't flunk a carbon isotope ratio test for synthetic testosterone, which could possibly be exploited
 
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He only lost one testicle, he wouldnt T replacement.

Since it doesn't sound like he had any further treatment, it is likely the q3 mos follow ups mentioned required CT scans. Makes it even more impressive this didn't leak.
 
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MentalDisabldLst said:
How did they fit him into the CT scan machine?
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In all seriousness, huge props to the Pats medical staff and coaches/players for keeping this under wraps.  It's an impressive statement that this only came out now in todays media environment, and a true showing of the organizational control and respect within the locker room and beyond that is in-place.  I'm curious if he did the Chemo routine post-surgery, or if he elected to pass on that due to football risks etc.
 
He's likely had CT's every 3 months, and will continue to do so for another year, then every 6 months for a few years then once a year until the 7 year mark if his routine runs similar to my own.  I dropped a nut to Cancer many moons ago and knowing the situation he likely went through it is just incredibly impressive this stayed under control and in-house.  Just another reason I respect the hell out of this owner, management, coaches and players.
 
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Awesome that 2 of our local teams have quite possibly saved the lives of 2 young men (with an assist to a Car accident in Lesters case).
 
I am sure that all (most?) teams do this type of thing....but it does make me feel better about the laundry.
 
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Seems like a lot of Boston-related players have had potentially life-threatening and non sports-related conditions recently. Solder, Cannon, Lester, Rizzo, Westmoreland, Jeff Green.
 
Edit: Armstead too.
 
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theapportioner said:
Seems like a lot of Boston-related players have had potentially life-threatening and non sports-related conditions recently. Solder, Cannon, Lester, Rizzo, Westmoreland, Jeff Green.
 
Edit: Armstead too.
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kenneycb said:
Kessel had the same thing as well as a rookie IIRC.
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Reggie Lewis, too.  :(
 
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