Central Michigan University announced Thursday that football coach John Bonamego has cancer in his left tonsil.
Per the release, Bonamego said:
“This morning I met with our student-athletes and coaches to let them know I have been diagnosed with cancer in my left tonsil. As I told our team, I WILL beat this. It was discovered early and is very treatable.”
Bonamego shared a similar statement on Twitter, noting that he plans on coaching the Chippewas’ season-opener on Thursday, Sep. 3, when Oklahoma State travels to Mount Pleasant.
https://twitter.com/CMUCoachBono/status/611530711963705344
Central Michigan hired Bonamego, a graduate of the university, to take over the head-coaching position after Dan Enos accepted a job under Bret Bielema at Arkansas.
Bonamego has coached for five NFL teams, most recently with the Detroit Lions as the special teams coordinator.
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