MARCUS CANNON RUMORS

Patriots rookie offensive lineman Marcus Cannon has a year to remember. The former TCU star beat cancer, worked his way into the rotation, and opened up the possibility that he could figure prominently into the offensive line going forward. Yesterday, Cannon was the key note speaker for the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program and Black History month school celebration...

The Patriots will be heading to the NFL Combine tomorrow, narrowing and widening their focus on the 2012 draft. They will be looking for offensive line help, with possible eyeballs on guards and on centers. Just wanted to throw out one quick tidbit that should help when figuring out the Patriots offensive line going forward. And it involves one of the most talked-about rookies. Marcus...

The Patriots players made one of the most obvious decisions they could make, but that doesn’t mean its not a heart-warming one. It has been all year. By a vote of the players, rookie OT Marcus Cannon was named as the team’s Ed Block Courage Award winner. The tackle was a fifth-round draft pick who was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma this spring, only to battle back...

Marcus Cannon makes his Patriots debut.

Cancer survivor Marcus Cannon made his NFL debut with the New England Patriots in Monday night's win over Kansas City. Cannon entered the game late in the fourth quarter and played on New England's final drive. A fifth-round draft pick out of Texas Christian, the rookie offensive tackle was activated off the non-football injury list last week. In April, Cannon was diagnosed...

FOXBORO, Mass. -- Patriots rookie offensive lineman Marcus Cannon made a surprise appearance on the field late in Monday's 34-3 victory against the Chiefs. Cannon played right tackle during New England's final possession of the fourth quarter and helped the Patriots get into the end zone. Cannon, who beat non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma this year, wasn't really expecting to...

FOXBORO, Mass. -- Patriots rookie offensive lineman Marcus Cannon was excited to take another step in his journey back to the football field. Cannon, who was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma before the NFL draft, was promoted to the active roster Tuesday, which was the deadline for the Patriots to either activate him or end his season by placing him on injured reserve. ...

In what has been an inspirational story as the offseason and regular season has progressed, rookie OL Marcus Cannon, a survivor of cancer, has been activated to the Patriots’ 53-man roster. He was taken off the PUP list on October 25 and began practicing with the team. Today was the deadline where the Patriots had to make a decision as to whether they should activate Cannon...

Patriots rookie offensive lineman Marcus Cannon made his practice debut after starting off the year on the non-football injury list because of non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

Marcus Cannon was on the practice field for the Patriots today! It’s an exciting development not only for the obvious reason of Cannon having overcome non-Hodgkins lymphoma, but also for our selfish reasons of adding a young, talented interior offensive lineman to the mix for the Pats. Who knows how long it will take for Cannon to get into football shape or if he’ll even be able...