Saints backup quarterback Jake Haener is participating in training camp with a small bandage on his face.
Haener is dealing with what he called “a rare from of skin cancer for my age,” adding ” it’s kind of rare that it pops up like that, so I’m trying to get that evaluated with our training staff. I have a consultation with doctors August 1 on our off day to figure out how long I can wait, because I have to get a different procedure done on my face, so we’re trying to take the necessary steps to see how long I can wait to have that procedure done.”
The Saints and Haener do not expect him to miss any time during camp or the preseason but the quarterback admitted he may need to have something done after the preseason.
“It’s something that just popped up, I was worried about it, my family was worried about it, it was just this random odd bump that kept growing,” he said. “I went to a dermatologist, they removed it, they did a biopsy on it, and came back last week, right before camp, that it was a rare form of skin cancer for my age, like I said. . . . Hopefully when we get back to New Orleans, after the preseason, I’ll be able to get that procedure done.”
Haener is competing with Spencer Rattler for the No. 2 spot on the Saints depth chart behind Derek Carr.
“I’m OK mentally,” Haener said. “It’s not going to be a life-threatening thing right now, but with these skin cancer things, if you wait, things spread, so I’ve got to get it taken care of.”
H/T: Pro Football Talk
