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Among those”Dancing With the Stars” duos was sidelined.
As Monday’s series kicked off, host Tom Bergeron noted contestant Ray Lewis’ absence, stating”an older injury flared up that has taken him from the contest.”
Later in the event, the show cut into rehearsals involving Lewis and his expert partner, Cheryl Burke. Both were practicing their cha-cha-cha tribute to”Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” if Lewis cried out in pain.
“In a match in 2010 I snapped a tendon in my foot,” Lewis recalled. “And today, all this dance, all this in your feet. I am unashamedly an issue which I thought I would not need to relive . … I coped with pathe painvery practice”
“When he read that MRI to me now, I knew something was wrong,” Lewis continued. We see a snapshot of the participant’s foot appearing unbelievably painful (ewww), along with also a doctor tells him he has ripped three tendons and needs operation.
Lewis broke the news Burke with all the physician’s orders:”I gotta leave the contest.”
Back live with Bergeron,” Lewis stated,”God do not make no errors. … It taught me to dance .”
Even Though Lewis will not be progressing from the contest, fans nevertheless got a peek at what might have been, when Bergeron brought out Season 24 mirror ball winner and NFL star Rashad Jennings, that cha-cha-cha-ed into play Lewis’ amount for the viewers.
Lewis’ withdrawal in the series came after he explained the value of psychological health within an Instagram article .
“Do not Get me wrong- I know the grind- that the work and dedication it requires is unparalleled,” he wrote. “However, when you level up exactly what else will be abandoned? Can you cut your family and friends or forfeit your emotional health?”
He added: “Make time for what matters. Manage yourself. Head, Body, and Spirit.”
