Former Raven Lional ‘Jelly Roll’ Dalton Heading To Baltimore For Kidney Transplant

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Lional “Jelly Roll” Dalton is coming backmost to Baltimore for a beingness redeeming surgery.

The erstwhile antiaircraft tackle played was a Raven from 1998 to 2001, winning Super Bowl XXXV. He’s flying to Baltimore Friday for a kidney transplant, wherever helium recovered a donor.

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According to the Ravens, Dalton has been battling end-stage renal disease, the past signifier of chronic kidney disease, for astir 2 years.

It’s unclear if a instrumentality is the donor giving Dalton a caller lease connected life, but the Ravens said aggregate fans stepped up erstwhile the squad announced that the standout was successful need.

“It’s due to the fact that of you this is happening,” said Dalton erstwhile helium broke the bully news, thanking his fans.

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How bash I statesman to accidental #thankyou? To amusement my appreciation for redeeming my life? Tomorrow I alert to Baltimore to get my #kidneytransplant. It’s due to the fact that of you this is happening. My beingness is everlastingly changed due to the fact that of you. @Amaud_WD @TDianeD @Ravens @NFLPAFmrPlayers #RavensFlock #nfl pic.twitter.com/9onm4UqfTP

— Lional “Jelly Roll” Dalton (@jellyrollkidney) August 26, 2021

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