Page 4 - Chris Draft News Today

Chris Draft and the Chris Draft Foundation partnered with the White Ribbon Project to honor Lung Cancer survivors Tuesday.

In this inspiring interview, we speak to former NFL player Chris Draft about lung cancer, and how he has partnered with SU2C to help raise awareness surrounding it.

A former NFL player is spreading awareness about lung cancer in the name of a loved one. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths, and one in 16 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with lung cancer in their lifetime. Keasha Draft would cheer for her husband and best friend, former NFL player Chris Draft, from the stands every week. Things shifted when Chris became the one cheering for Keasha as she battled lung cancer. “Absolutely surprising. Out of nowhere my wife just said she had...

Lung cancer. the doctor literally said you have two days to live. that was five years ago! that is so fantastic! patty and chris, thank you for being here. how did that happen? take us to the day they told you you have two days to live? >> well, i had woken up from -- i had gone into the e.r. with a blood clot in my leg and when i woke up, i was waking up from a surgery that i didnt know i was going to have and thoracic surgeon told me i had stage iv lur lung cancer and needed to call my kids ho...

The national anthem and what color gatorade is poured on the coach? purple is the favorite. if you cant wait until after the game to put some action on the game, you can always bet heads or tails. that is the easiest one you can do. >> im going with purple! purple gatorade. >> like those odds? >> long shot. if youre putting $2 down, make it worth it. andy, thanks. >> all right, victor. so many stories that come out of the super bowl, but this one, you really need to hear. very special. patty w...

It changes the world. >> it does matter. again, she was given two days to live and that was five years ago. that is so fantastic! thank you very much both for being here! >> thats why i work so hard for research. >> thank you. thank you for everything youre doing, chris. we appreciate it. happy super bowl! >> thank you. >> i hope have you a good time. victor? "empire" star is back, jussie smollett. hess message to fans is coming up. if you have moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, month af...

Was on the most that you could actually deliver to anybody, and the pulmonologist said you need to find a good hospice. she is not going to come home again. so my doctor at kennestone, dr. steve mccune, he sent off for a genetic mutation test and it came back that i had a rare type of lung cancer called ross 1. that is the mutation that was driving my lung cancer. >> you now take just a pill, is that right? >> just a pill. >> is this still a clinical trial? >> it was a clinical trial until novem...

Because they care about cancer. they hate cancer, cant stand cancel. they fight for it because they care about people. so im at stadiums all over and im reminding our survivors that if you believe that anyone can get lung cancer, youre not just fighting for yourself, youre fighting for everybody. everybody in this stadium. >> all season long chris draft has been taking survivors to nfl games across the country in part of his team draft super bowl challenge, they compete to raise funds and awaren...

>> im not surprised because the judge did question the nfl very effectively in court exposing a lot of holes in its case. that being said, the nfl went into this court case with a huge legal advantage. federal court judges as a rule try not to disturb what arbitrators have decided in arbitration cases. that means the judge here ruled what roger goodell did was so glaring and illegal, he had no choice but to step in. this is a huge win for the players association, a huge win obviously for tom bra...

And blame roger goodell now, but really we have to remember when having these discussions, what the rest of us think, no matter how much bad press he gets, it doesnt matter. it doesnt indicate hes on the verge of being fired. there are only 32 people whose opinion matters. we know one of them is not happy, but right now the other 31, none of them have come out against roger goodell. so until we see a little bit more of a crack in that group, theres no way we could sit here and say roger goodell ...