Lions' Jerome Harrison has brain tumor-Eagles trade physical may have saved his life.

[ScreamingMeemie]

http://www.freep.com/article/20111020/SPORTS01/111020036/Reports-Lions-Harrison-has-brain-tumor-Best-might-sit-out-rest-season

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The trade that wasn’t might have saved Jerome Harrison’s life.

According to ESPN, doctors discovered Harrison had a brain tumor during his physical Wednesday, voiding the Detroit Lions’ deadline deal with the Philadelphia Eagles for running back Ronnie Brown and sending Harrison back to Detroit.

Harrison’s agent has not returned phone calls and text messages seeking comment, and the Lions refused to confirm the report, which said the tumor is now being treated.

“It’s a privacy issue, and I’m not going to comment on it,” Lions coach Jim Schwartz said. “He’s back on our 53-man roster, and we’ll have an injury report at 4 o’clock.”

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[LisaM]

1. Wow.

Glad they caught it. He must have had a pre-season physical, so let's hope this was caught early.

[rpannier]

2. It is the greatest trade in the history of professional sports

It saved someone's life
No trade can compete with that

[joeybee12]

3. I saw that...good luck to him...I guess having physicals for these

guys can be a lifesaver.