NFL tight end Foster Moreau discovers he has cancer after Saints medical

• Player was visiting Saints as part of free agency process
• 25-year-old will step away from football to undergo treatment

NFL tight end Foster Moreau posted on Twitter on Wednesday he was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma during a physical with the New Orleans Saints.

Through somewhat of a miraculous process, this Free Agency period has been life changing for me," Moreau wrote. During a routine physical conducted by the Saints medical team down in New Orleans, I've come to learn that I have Hodgkin's Lymphoma and will be stepping away from football at this time to fight a new opponent: Cancer. I'm grateful for the support and thankful for the people who have stood firm with me. There hasn't been a single step I've taken without hundreds of people lighting the path before me and I will continue to seek their guidance."