Ohio State OL Avery Henry Announces He's Been Diagnosed with Bone Cancer

A freshman at Ohio State has been diagnosed with a form of cancer.

osteosarcoma is most common in teenagers and young adults. Henry thanked his teammates for their support.

King_Henry2.0 @AveryHenry731

This isn't the way I wanted to release this, but I know no other way. A couple days ago I was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer. I will fight this! I have never been a statistic and I never will! I want to thank my brothers and coaches for the endless support!

Teammates sent him messages of support.

TreVeyon Henderson @TreVeyonH4

Love you bro! We gone fight right with you together 🤞🏾

Paris Johnson Jr. @ParisJohnsonJr

We love you brother, we are with you in this fight! ✊🏾

Dallan Hayden5️⃣ @dallanhayden5

You got this brother ❤️… we all here for ya!! https://t.co/ckSq0fjTvh

Henry was a three-star recruit. He decided to go to Ohio State because he wanted to be close to his family.

Allen Trieu wrote in his assessment of Henry that he was physical and strong. He shows that he can bend his frame. He has already shown that he will work away from the game as far as strength and conditioning is concerned, and that's a good sign.

In June, Dan Hope of Eleven Warriors wrote about how Henry went from 400 pounds to over 300.

I realized that I couldn't take care of my family because of my weight. Henry said that he couldn't provide in the way he wanted to. I was going to change everything one day. I changed everything from eating to running to lifting to everything.

Henry has never played for Ohio State. After this season, he will have four years of eligibility left.