OL Avery Henry (Official Thread)

[Dryden]

Medically retired from football, per Ryan Day.

 

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Keep kicking cancer's ass.

 

[ScriptOhio]

He's still part of the brotherhood.....

 

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Avery Henry Pushing Forward, Motivated to Inspire Others After Cancer Battle Ended Ohio State Career

Fourteen months after he underwent career-ending surgery due to a cancer diagnosis, Avery Henry is exceeding expectations physically and looking to inspire others with his story.

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AVERY HENRY PUSHING FORWARD, MOTIVATED TO INSPIRE OTHERS AFTER CANCER BATTLE ENDED OHIO STATE CAREER​

When Avery Henry was diagnosed with bone cancer in December 2022, he was told he might never be able to lift a bar again. Fourteen months later, the former Ohio State offensive lineman is able to bench press 315 pounds.

The same competitive drive that enabled Henry to earn a scholarship to play football at Ohio State continues to fuel him as he moves forward from the diagnosis that changed his life forever.

“When they told me I wasn't gonna be able to do it, I said, ‘No, I'm going to do it. You don't know who I am,’” Henry said. “I'm going to push myself to extremes. I'm gonna do whatever I can. If that means possibly playing football one day again, you better believe I'm gonna take the chance. So it pushes me to the extreme, with grades, with everything. I mean, I'm a straight-A student now. It's realizing that anything can go at any moment. Never wasting opportunities.”

Henry knew soon after he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma that he was unlikely to ever play football again. Henry had to have three inches of his ulna, one of the two bones in the forearm that connects the wrist to the elbow, removed in his right arm. Because part of his ulnar nerve was also removed, Henry lost feeling in part of his hand and is unable to fully move some of his fingers.

But while Henry has medically retired from football, he’s still working out regularly at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center – where he’s welcome to be a part of team activities any time he wants – with hopes of eventually getting back to doing the same lifts as Ohio State’s active offensive linemen.

“My doctor that did the reconstruction surgery, he's the one that really clears me. And when I talked to him, he was like ‘Avery, I think you can start pushing the limits on this.’ So I started pushing the limits,” Henry told Eleven Warriors. “He's one of the guys that told me I'd never be able to do these things again, and I benched 315 again when he told me I'd probably never be able to hold a bar in my hand again. So it's amazing when you put your mind to things.”

Henry’s cancer has been in remission since May, and he says he’s feeling great now. Henry’s hair has started to grow back after he underwent 10 months of chemotherapy, and he says he runs two miles a day while also eating smart as he looks to stay as healthy as possible.


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