NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former NFL linebacker Tim Shaw has announced that he has ALS.
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In a 25-second video posted Tuesday on the Tennessee Titans' web site, the 30-year-old Shaw reveals he was recently diagnosed with ALS and pours a bucket of ice water on his head as part of the Ice Bucket Challenge to raise money and awareness to battle the disease.
Shaw was drafted in the fifth round by the Carolina Panthers in 2007. He spent his NFL career with the Panthers (2007), Jacksonville Jaguars (2008),Cheap Jerseys From China, Chicago Bears (2009) and Titans (2010-12). He played in 80 career games.
Before entering the NFL,Wholesale Football Jerseys, Shaw played at Penn State and Clarenceville High School in Livonia, Michigan. He started 32 games at Penn State, where he played running back,Cheap NBA Jerseys Wholesale, middle linebacker,Cheap Basketball Jerseys, outside linebacker and defensive end.
After getting cut by the Titans before the 2013 season, Shaw announced his retirement from football earlier this year.
Shaw then challenges "the Tennessee Titans organization, James Franklin and the Penn State football team and my Clarenceville community" to do the same.
"I'm here today to stand up and fight with all of you against this disease,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale," Shaw says in the video.
