O.J. Simpson, the legendary former Buffalo Bills Running Back, is currently in a tough battle with prostate cancer. According to the latest from Miami’s Local 10 News, Simpson has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is currently undergoing chemotherapy in Las Vegas.
Prostate cancer is a widespread form of cancer that originates in the prostate gland, affecting one in seven men globally and being the most common cancer among men in the United States.
O.J. Simpson diagnosed with prostate cancer https://t.co/zZpLj1zMkN pic.twitter.com/qQaNcjEi93
— New York Post (@nypost) February 9, 2024
Looking back at O.J. Simpson’s illustrious career, he was the first overall pick in the 1969 AFL–NFL Common Draft, selected by the Buffalo Bills after a 1–12–1 season in 1968.
Despite initial struggles in his first three years in the league, averaging only 622 yards per season, Simpson’s fortunes changed when Lou Saban took over as head coach for the Bills. In 1972, Simpson rushed for over 1,000 yards for the first time in his career, and in 1973, he made history by becoming the first player to surpass the coveted 2,000-yard rushing mark in a single season.
Simpson continued to impress, maintaining a high level of performance for several seasons, even leading the league in rushing multiple times. However, his career took a downturn in 1977 when he played only seven games due to injury.
Before the 1978 season, Simpson was traded to the San Francisco 49ers, his hometown team, where he played for two more seasons before retiring after the 1979 season. His final NFL game was on December 16, 1979, in a loss to the Atlanta Falcons.
O.J. Simpson was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985.
Simpson had a successful career, but it’s hard to overlook the controversy of his trial and the acquittal of the murders of his former wife Nicole Brown, and her friend Ron Goldman.
The whole ordeal began in June 1994 when he was arrested and charged with the murders. The trial that followed was lengthy and grabbed international attention. Despite being acquitted, he was found liable for the deaths in a civil suit from the victims’ families three years later. Simpson has paid only a small portion of the $33.5 million judgment, which is equivalent to $61 million in 2022.
In 2007, legal woes struck Simpson. He was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada, facing charges of armed robbery and kidnapping.
The legal proceedings in 2008 resulted in a conviction and a 33-year prison sentence, with a minimum of nine years without parole. Serving his time at the Lovelock Correctional Center near Lovelock, Nevada, Simpson was granted parole on July 20, 2017, meeting the minimum sentence requirements. He walked out a free man on October 1, 2017.
Fast forward to December 2021, and Simpson got an early release from his parole courtesy of the Nevada Division of Parole and Probation.
With the news of O.J. Simpson’s prostate cancer diagnosis making the rounds, some NFL enthusiasts are framing it as karma due to his controversial criminal history. Here’s a glimpse of how some people reacted:
“Karma comes for you eventually.”
Karma comes for you eventually.
— Sky (@evo4g63t) February 9, 2024
“He can cut it {prostate} out himself.”
He can cut it out himself. 🔪
— Conservative News Feed (@C_N_F__on__X) February 9, 2024
“Is this justice?”
Is this justice?
— dr. retard (@DoctorRetardPhD) February 9, 2024
“Please let the surgeon be a blonde woman named Nicole.”
FYI, Simpson’s deceased wife’s name was Nicole.
Please let the surgeon be a blonde woman named Nicole.
— Kent Moore (@kentrmoore) February 9, 2024
“God works in mysterious ways.”
God works in mysterious ways.
— Jay Cooper (@jaycarlcooper) February 9, 2024
In this turn of events, on Friday, O.J. Simpson shared an update on X.
He said, “I’m not in any hospice. I don’t know who put that out there.”
Hospice??? pic.twitter.com/OXLzs9jWO6
— O.J. Simpson (@TheRealOJ32) February 9, 2024
Assuring everyone, he mentioned, “all is well,” and even revealed plans to host friends for this weekend’s Super Bowl LVIII. However, he didn’t directly address the swirling claims about a cancer diagnosis.
