John Metchie

Metchie was selected in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft.

It is most often diagnosed around the age of 40 and occurs in approximately 1 in 250,000 people in the United States. Houston Texans wide receiver John Metchie III announced on Sunday that he has been diagnosed with APL (Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia) and will likely miss the 2022 season as he focuses on his recovery. The 22-year-old was also recovering from a torn ACL he suffered in the 2021 SEC Championship Game.

The Texans drafted in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft, after his final season at Alabama was cut short due to a knee injury. He put up big numbers for ...

The Texans drafted in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft, after his final season at Alabama was cut short due to a knee injury. Everyone at Touchdown Wire is hoping for a full recovery, and to see Metchie on the field next fall. Houston Texans rookie wide receiver John Metchie III announced on Sunday that he was recently diagnosed with Leukemia. In a statement released by the receiver, he indicated that the diagnosis would keep him sidelined for the 2022 season as he focuses on treatment:

Houston Texans rookie wide receiver John Metchie III announced Sunday that he has been diagnosed with a form of leukemia and likely will not play this ...

As a result of this diagnosis, I will likely not be playing football this season. My main focus will be on my health and recovery. Houston Texans rookie wide receiver John Metchie III announced Sunday that he has been diagnosed with a form of leukemia and likely will not play this season.

The former Alabama wide receiver expects to make a full recovery.

This buildup of promyelocytes leads to a shortage of normal white and red blood cells and platelets in the body. According to the National Institutes of Health’s Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center, acute promyelocytic leukemia occurs when “there are too many immature blood-forming cells (promyelocytes) in the blood and bone marrow. Houston selected Metchie from Alabama in the second round of the NFL Draft on April 29.

Metchie, whom the Texans took out of Alabama with the 44th overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft, announced today that he was recently diagnosed. “ ...

“I am currently receiving great medical care, am in good spirits and I expect to make a recovery at a later point in time. As a result of this diagnosis, I will likely not be playing football this season. “Recently I was diagnosed with APL (Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia), the most curable form of Leukemia,” Metchie said in a statement.

Houston Texans and former Alabama wide receiver John Metchie III announced that he has been diagnosed with leukemia and likely will not play the 2022 NFL ...

"As a result of this diagnosis, I will likely not be playing football this season. My main focus will be on my health and recovery. Houston Texans and former Alabama wide receiver John Metchie III announced that he has been diagnosed with leukemia and likely will not play the 2022 NFL season.

The Houston Texans selected receiver John Metchie III, 22, out of Alabama with the No. 44 overall selection in the 2022 NFL draft.

"It's 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. Metchie was a second-round pick in the 2022 NFL draft, taken with the No. 44 overall selection. "I am currently receiving great medical care, am in good spirits and I expect to make a recovery at a later point in time.

The wide receiver, a second-round pick from Alabama, said he expects to make a full recovery but does not anticipate being able to play this season.

He led Alabama last season with 96 receptions, racking up 1,142 yards and eight touchdowns. Our thoughts and prayers will remain with him throughout this battle.” “John has overcome every challenge placed in front of him in his life with toughness and determination, and we are behind him every step of the way in his fight against leukemia,” Alabama Coach Nick Saban said in a statement.

John Metchie is coming off an ACL injury suffered his last season at Alabama.

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The wide receiver, 22, announced the diagnosis on Sunday but said he's in “good spirits” and that he expects to make a recovery. “Recently I was diagnosed with ...

"Thank you in advance for your support and well-wishes. God Bless." "As a result of this diagnosis, I will likely not be playing football this season.

The Texans rookie receiver starred at Alabama from 2019 to '21.

“Recently I was diagnosed with APL (Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia), the most curable form of Leukemia,” he said in a statement. Unfortunately, the end of Metchie’s final season in Tuscaloosa was cut short when tore his ACL in the SEC Championship game. “It’s a blessing that he is in a city known for great care and with an organization, in the Houston Texans, who will be with him throughout this journey.

John Metchie III -- one of the Houston Texans' second-round picks in the 2022 NFL Draft -- has been diagnosed with Leukemia ... and will likely miss the ...

"Thank you in advance for your support and well-wishes. "My main focus will be on my health and recovery," he said. Texans' John Metchie III Diagnosed With Leukemia ... Likely Out For Season

With John Metchie III out for the season, can the Houston Texans look to veteran wide receiver Phillip Dorsett to fill in the vacancy?

Dorsett joined the Seattle Seahawks in 2021 but asked for his release following a disappointing stint. HOUSTON — Houston Texans rookie wide receiver John Metchie III announced via social media on Sunday his diagnosis of leukemia. Dorsett notched 107 yards on six catches during the 2021 campaign.