RAW THREAD -- 10.22.18

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Originally Posted by xrodmuc316 I found an older article from a few years ago where he alluded to it: https://sports.yahoo.com/news/wwe-s-...210550571.html Anoa’i went undrafted but was signed by the Minnesota Vikings, and he said he was extremely close to making the team. “I was right there,” he said. “I was as close as you can imagine. It just slipped through the fingers. It wasn’t meant to be. I signed, went to rookie camp. But I didn’t pass my physical. I had some medical things going on. I’m convinced I could have made the team.” Anoa’i’s medical situation has long-since cleared up, but the lingering disappointment stuck with him."

Found a little more info:

https://247sports.com/nfl/minnesota-...men-104423743/

This article has quoted from his agent at the time.

"According to Anoai's agent, Jim Ulrich, Anoai had an injury that didn't allow him to participate in the team's organized team activities last week. The Vikings reported Anoai's absence as being for "personal reasons."

On Tuesday, Ulrich said he was hopeful that Anoai would be able to participate in this weekend's minicamp, but he confirmed Wednesday that undrafted rookie would be released.

"I can't get into what his medical condition is," Ulrich said.

Ulrich said it is possible Anoai could get the medical issue cleared up in a few weeks and then look to sign with the Vikings or another team before training camp. "

He was signed in the beginning of May after going undrafted and participated in rookie mini camp. The date of his release was May 30th, 2007.

Then according to the following article, he signed with the Jaguars on August 26th, 2007:

http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling.../21177661.html


If those dates are correct, and the "medical issue" was the leukemia, then that could give a rough estimate on the timeframe, as he was evidently healthy after 3 months to get cleared and signed by another NFL team.

I would imagine he wasn't at top strength after chemo, which is why he probably got cut after a week, but still he wouldn't have been signed at all if he wasn't in full remission.

So hoping all goes well and the docs can get him back into remission, it is possible that a best case scenario is him being back at the Royal Rumble, which is a little more than 3 months away.