How a random NFL drug test led to a cancer diagnosis: Alex Singleton's 'horrifying' past two months
Jeff Legwold
created: Dec. 25, 2025, 10:13 a.m. | updated: Dec. 26, 2025, 1:17 a.m.
Open Extended ReactionsENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- "Cancer ... the word still freaks me out a little bit," Denver Broncos linebacker Alex Singleton said.
On Monday, Nov. 3, Singleton and his wife, Sam, listened intently as a doctor explained that Alex almost certainly had testicular cancer.
Alex Singleton is in his fourth season with the Broncos.
But Sam Singleton said she wanted the information in her hand, "to see it with my own eyes."
Alex Singleton, right, has really embraced every moment with his wife Sam, left, and daughter Tallyn since his testicular cancer diagnosis and surgery.
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