INDIANAPOLIS — New York Jets coach Todd Bowles says he had a non-cancerous, golf ball-sized tumor removed from his throat shortly after the team's season concluded.
According to Newsday and NJ Advance Media, Bowles revealed the procedure to a few reporters after a news conference at the NFL scouting combine Wednesday.
Bowles says he felt the mass — "It was almost the size of a golf ball" — in the front of his neck last September. Tests revealed the growth was benign, but caused him some trouble swallowing because it was pressing against the artery in his neck.