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His family released an update on his condition
late Saturday through Matt Jones of Kentucky Sports Radio.
"On Friday, June 28th Jared began playing a bigger, more
important game than he's ever played before. Jared had not been
feeling well for a few weeks and that finally caught up with
him," the statement began.
It continued: "He is fighting with every thing he has and his
immediate family is by his side."
Lorenzen, 38, played four seasons at Kentucky (2000-03) and led
the SEC in passing yards (3,687) as a freshman. He still holds
the Wildcats' record for career passing yards with 10,354.
Despite his collegiate success, he was undrafted in 2004 and
later signed with the New York Giants as a free agent, backing
up Eli Manning in 2006-07. He appeared in four games, completing
four passes for 28 yards.
Because of his weight, which was listed at 285 pounds in his NFL
career, he was nicknamed "The Hefty Lefty." Weight continued to
be an issue for him after retirement and he said it climbed to
more than 500 pounds.
In 2017, he launched The Jared Lorenzen Project, a videotaped
weight-loss journey. He lost about 100 pounds within the first
year.
--Field Level Media
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