Former NFL player David Pollack asks for prayers after revealing wife will undergo surgery for brain cancer

Former Georgia standout and ex-ESPN college shot expert David Pollack took to societal media this week to inquire for prayers arsenic his woman prepares to acquisition country aft being diagnosed with encephalon cancer. 

Pollack, 42, shared the quality successful a station connected X, asking that the assemblage rally down his household arsenic his wife, Lindsey, is owed to acquisition country connected Wednesday. 

David Pollack, ex-ESPN assemblage shot expert and erstwhile NFL linebacker, speaks to the media up of GameDay astatine Veterans Memorial Stadium successful Jackson, Mississippi, Oct. 28, 2022. (IMAGN)

"I bash not stock overmuch of my idiosyncratic beingness connected societal media but contiguous is gonna beryllium different," his station read.  

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"If you are the praying benignant delight assistance up my woman Lindsey. She has brain crab and country is Wednesday astatine Duke. So thankful to service a loving God that meets america successful our struggles!"

Former NFL subordinate and existent ESPN sports expert Pat McAfee responded to the station saying, "All my affirmative vibes and prayers brother." 

The NFL Network’s Scott Hanson added, "Praying for her, you, your household and the wellness attraction team. I anticipation you are heartened by the thousands of responses here. And much truthful by the quality of our large God." 

Georgia Bulldogs antiaircraft extremity David Pollack celebrates a sack against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets astatine Sanford Stadium successful Athens. The Bulldogs won 19-13. (Dale Zanine USA Today Sports)

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Pollack earned First Team All-America accolades successful 3 seasons at Georgia and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame arsenic 1 of the astir ascendant antiaircraft ends successful SEC history. 

He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals successful the archetypal circular of the 2005 NFL Draft, but his promising NFL vocation was chopped abbreviated aft helium suffered a superior cervix wounded successful his 2nd season. 

Cincinnati Bengals' David Pollack is each smiles aft his sack connected the Steelers backmost Ben Roethlisberger astatine Heinz Field successful Pittsburgh connected Dec. 4, 2005. (The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger)

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Pollack served arsenic a assemblage shot expert for ESPN from 2009 to 2023. 

He and his woman founded The Pollack Family Foundation, which aims to empower families "by providing for basal needs and cardinal attraction arsenic we put successful opportunities to promote 'Faith. Family. Community.'" 

Pollack besides hosts the "Family Goals" podcast with pastor Jonathan Howes, wherever they sermon faith, household and sports.  

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