{"id":1568936,"date":"2022-07-24T21:36:20","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T01:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1568936"},"modified":"2022-07-24T21:37:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T01:37:00","slug":"houston-texans-rookie-john-metchie-iii-diagnosed-with-leukemia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/houston-texans-rookie-john-metchie-iii-diagnosed-with-leukemia\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Texans Rookie John Metchie III Diagnosed With Leukemia"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouston-texans-rookie-john-metchie-iii-diagnosed-with-leukemia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1568936&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Houston Texans rookie wide receiver John Metchie III announced on Sunday that medical professionals diagnosed him with leukemia and would likely keep him off the field next season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRecently, I was diagnosed with APL (Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia), the most curable form of Leukemia,\u201d Metchie <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonTexans\/status\/1551258612273643521\">said<\/a> on Twitter. \u201cI am currently receiving great medical care, am in good spirits, and I expect to make a recovery at a later point in time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Medical experts say APL develops mainly in middle-aged individuals around 40 years old from an increase in immature white blood cells known as promyelocytes. Malignant cells overcrowd the bone marrow and eventually fail to produce normal blood cells for functionality.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lls.org\/sites\/default\/files\/National\/USA\/Pdf\/Publications\/APL_FactSheet_10_15FINAL.pdf\">The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society<\/a> reports APL is the most curable form of the type of cancer, with cure rates of around 90 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Metchie\u2019s diagnosis joins about 600 to 800 individuals in the United States that variety of cancer affects yearly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a result of this diagnosis, I will likely not be playing football this season,\u201d he said. \u201cMy main focus will be on my health and recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Houston\u2019s professional football team drafted the 22-year-old rookie with the No. 44 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft out of the University of Alabama. The deal reportedly would sign Metchie to an $8.07 million four-year contract with a $3.049 million signing bonus.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/34289700\/houston-texans-wr-john-metchie-iii-diagnosed-leukemia\">reports<\/a> Metchie had 96 catches for 1,142 yards and eight touchdowns last season at Alabama before tearing his ACL in the SEC championship game in December, where Alabama defeated Georgie 41-24.<\/p>\n<p>Metchie\u2019s announcement received an overwhelming number of sports community members offering prayer and support for his recovery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrayers from the heart to one of the toughest guys I know,\u201d Josh Gattis, the University of Miami offensive coordinator, said on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Coach_Gattis\/status\/1551319951864205312\">Twitter<\/a>. \u201cSomeone that has sacrificed so much will always continue to overcome obstacles ahead! You are Strong!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ESPN senior writer Ryan McGee <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNMcGee\/status\/1551273345403994113\">said<\/a> it\u2019s \u201cimpossible not to like this guy if you\u2019ve ever met him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll the best to Metch during his fight and recovery,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Saban, football coach at the University of Alabama, said the team would stand behind Metchie every step in his fight against leukemia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJohn has overcome every challenge placed in front of him in his life with toughness and determination,\u201d Saban <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlabamaFTBL\/status\/1551316324990832642\">said<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s a blessing that he is in a city known for great medical care and with an organization, in the Houston Texans, who will be with him throughout this journey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur thoughts and prayers will remain with him throughout this battle,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Metchie extended his appreciation for the support and well-wishes from his fans and community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI cannot wait to come back stronger than ever,\u201d he said. \u201cGod bless.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Houston Texans rookie wide receiver John Metchie III announced on Sunday that medical professionals diagnosed him with leukemia and would likely keep him off the field next season. \u201cRecently, I was diagnosed with APL (Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia), the most curable form of Leukemia,\u201d Metchie said on Twitter. \u201cI am currently receiving great medical care, am &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1575362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1568936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1568936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1568936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1568936\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1575362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1568936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1568936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1568936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}