“My goal is to get back on the field, come August” – Anton Amundrud
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He has returned to playing weight and plans to return to the Huskie football team in August. Quarterback Anton Amundrud, who last October was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma, is preparing to be on the field with his mates for the 2026 Canada West football season.
“I’m doing fantastic”, he said. “I love this sport and I love this team. There is nothing I want to do more than play football. It’s where I find joy. I want to play football with my friends!” The fifth-year USask pivot wrapped up six rounds of chemo treatment in early March. “I responded well to that. As of now, I’m in remission. I’m feeling great.”
Amundrud began a month long stay in hospital in Saskatoon on October 23, 2025, on the heels of health issues weeks earlier. “It all started at the end of September”, he said. “My eyes would go yellow. My liver was apparently enlarged; my spleen was enlarged. We did a bone marrow biopsy, and they figured it was T-cell lymphoma.” Complicating matters was the detection of HLH (Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis) as overactive blood cells attack the body’s own tissues.
“Chemo was an experience”, he said. “I’d go every 21 days. We did three days straight of CHOP cycle. They pumped me full of my chemo and then you’d spend 21 days recovering. Those weren’t always the easiest 21 days. Usually, you’d have aches and pains and nausea. You’d feel better by day 21, then you’ve got to go back and do another round.”
