Troy huge receiver Chris Lewis will miss the upcoming season following most cancers remedy, he introduced in an announcement posted to social media by the soccer crew.
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“Trojan Nation, thanks a lot on your calls, messages, Tweets, DMs, and love over the previous six months; I can’t specific how a lot your assist has meant to me and my household,” Lewis wrote. “There’s nothing extra that I would like than to be again in The Vet this fall, sporting Cardinal and White and enjoying side-by-side with my brothers. Sadly, the results of my remedies is not going to enable me to swimsuit up and play in the course of the 2024 season.”
Lewis went on to announce that he’ll proceed to be a part of the Trojan program within the fall and can function a scholar assistant coach.
Lewis, a Nice Grove native, transferred to Troy from Kentucky earlier than the 2023 season and immediately grew to become the Trojans’ premier offensive risk, recording 735 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns final fall. His yards-per-catch common of 23.0 ranked first amongst FBS huge receivers.
Regardless of handing over a stellar marketing campaign, Lewis struggled with knee tightness all through the autumn, he later informed ESPN’s Pete Thamel. An MRI taken after the season’s finish revealed a malignant bone tumor in Lewis’s left femur, a most cancers that required 10 weeks of intensive chemotherapy to deal with.
Lewis continues to get well from the setback and has arrange a GoFundMe to cowl surgical procedure and remedy bills.
Charles Vaughan is a contributing author for Yellowhammer Information.
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