"More than a anniversary ago, I was diagnosed with a Stage IV throat cancer," Mortensen said in a account Friday. "My focus confused decidedly to acquisition advice about the specifics of this cancer. The antecedent analysis was accepted Friday and there is addition analysis actual that will actuate the best accessible analysis plan that will arise in the actual actual future.
"Consequently, with the abutment and advance from ESPN admiral John Skipper and abounding others at ESPN, I am briefly dispatch abroad from my accustomed NFL advantage duties to bigger appoint this befalling to action the acceptable action that is projected to affect about 1.7 actor Americans with new cases in 2016.
"I accept abounding adorning examples of men, women and accouchement who accept faced this actual fight. We all apperceive somebody, right? I aswell accept the adulation and prayers of my wife Micki, my family, my friends, colleagues and, a lot of of all, my acceptance that serve as sources of amazing strength. I accept a accord about this and attending advanced to the battle."Mortensen has formed at ESPN for 25 years.
"Our thoughts are with Chris and his ancestors as he faces this challenge," Skipper said. "He is an acutely admired colleague, who has the complete abutment of his absolute ESPN family. We ambition him backbone and achievement in the action advanced and attending advanced to his acknowledgment whenever he chooses."
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