Texans wide receiver John Metchie III, a second-round rookie, will miss the 2022 season, but it has nothing to do with the torn ACL he suffered in this year’s SEC title game. Unfortunately, the Alabama product has been diagnosed with leukemia.
Metchie released a statement indicating that the diagnosis is Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia, which he says is the most curable form of the disease. He added that he is in good spirits and expects to make a full recovery, but that he will not be playing football this year.
Although the Texans knew that the ACL tear would quite possibly force Metchie to miss time in his rookie campaign, it was expected that he would be able to suit up at some point this season. Indeed, the club was comfortable enough with his medicals to trade away pick nos. 68, 108, and 124 to move up the board and nab Metchie with the No. 44 overall selection.
In 13 games in his final collegiate season, Metchie posted 96 receptions for 1,142 yards and eight scores. Whenever he was medically cleared, he was expected to serve as Houston’s primary slot receiver and as a high-upside weapon for second-year QB Davis Mills. At present, the Texans’ WR depth chart is topped by Brandin Cooks and Nico Collins, but the options behind those two are fairly uninspiring.
Now, Metchie and Houston can only hope that 2023 will bring better fortune. We here at PFR wish Metchie the best in his recovery.
Wishing him the best!
good luck to him
Hoping he makes a full recovery! sounds like they caught it early enough!
Damn some things a bigger than football. This being one of them. Hope the best for him. And hoping for a speedy recovery.
Also this should serve as a reminder for everyone. Go get checked at least once a year. Chances are better if stuff like this is caught early.
Hoping for the best
My dad had that and was diagnosed in his 40s with it and he lived another 30 years and it wasn’t the leukemia that took him. JM can live a full wonderful life with zero worries over this. Prayers for the young man.
Hope he gets well. But all 32 teams medical staff missed that?
Or it developed after his draft process and they caught it during a checkup. Cancers one of those things that can pop out of nowhere no signs no warning its starting. It’s been 2 months or so since the draft.
Never thought of that. Good info & thanks.
Wishing Metchie all the best and a full recovery.
I hope he makes a full recovery!!
wishing Metchie the best and hope he makes a full recovery!
Hope to see him catching passes in 2023 fully healthy!
Can he win come back player of the year if he has never played a snap before?
Should be able to.
I don’t believe he’d be eligible for that, but he would definitely still be eligible to be rookie of the year.
Bad luck, but perhaps the silver-lining is the added time off will allow his knee to recover even better. Still has a bright future ahead of him. He was great in college.