NFL 49ers Draft Cam Johnson Who Has Sickle Cell Trait

I received this link from the advocacy group, "SickleStrong". Thank you for this article.

Cam Johnson wants to be treated like any other draft ready college football player. Certainly his hard work indicates he deserves being rewarded fairly. Yet, this is not the case. Why? You see the NFL General Managers have done their risk assessment and can make the case to draft players like Cam at a lesser value using the SC Trait as the reason to draft him in a lower round and pay the lesser rate. Economics aside those of us in the Sickle Cell Community should applaud this young man for his commitment, hard work and pursuit of a life long dream. May God continue to Bless him and let us lift him up in prayer.

The link below is the San Francisco 49'ers press release regarding the 2012 Draft. Read some of the comments regarding opinions about Sickle Cell Disease and traits. There are many differing opinions from a lot of ignorant people. We need to educate and advocate as often as we can in order to clarify and remove barriers associated with SCD.


http://www.ninersnation.com/2012/4/29/2986396/49ers-draft-picks-cam-johnson-sickle-cell-trait