Every year, new faces get set to pursue their NFL dream by being drafted and prepared through rookie workouts. For Arthur Ray, a 25-year-old offensive lineman will have a chance to pursue his dream with the Miami Dolphins this season, an obstacle nearly cut his NFL dreams and his life short.
Flashback to 2007, Ray’s senior year of high school at Mount Carmel high in Chicago, IL. Ray had just signed a letter of intent with the Michigan State Spartans, just before getting some news that would change his life forever.
Upon visiting the doctor in regards to a knot in his left leg, Ray was diagnosed by doctors in Chicago that the lump had in fact been cancerous.