LSU football announced on Wednesday afternoon that starting safety and team captain Greg Brooks Jr. has been diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a rare form of brain cancer.
“For the last three weeks, Greg has been recovering from an extensive surgery to remove a brain tumor that was located between his cerebellum and brain stem,” Catherine O’Neal, the chief medical officer at Our Lady of the Lake Health said in the statement. “Greg’s speech and ability to communicate has been impacted, and although he is responsive and working daily with physical therapy, he will face months of intensive rehabilitation. The surgery was successful in removing the tumor, and there is no evidence that the cancer has spread. As he begins rehab in the coming weeks, Greg’s family and care team will determine a treatment plan in collaboration with nationally recognized specialists in this specific form of brain cancer. He has a long journey ahead and will need the full support of our community behind him as he faces this battle.”
LSU coach Brian Kelly released a statement of his own on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday afternoon.
