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Former NFL Star Albert Haynesworth Pleads For Kidney Donor

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Jul 15, 2019
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Former NFL player Albert Haynesworth’s desperate plea for a kidney donor has prompted more than 1,000 calls and offers. The former defensive lineman has been battling kidney disease for a number of years and went into kidney failure on July 7. “It’s hard to believe from being a professional athlete to only 8 season[s] in retirement that my body has take…

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