The harrowing tale of Patriots player Calvin Anderson’s near-fatal bout with malaria

Training camp was set to start in three days. Anderson, who had signed with New England as a free agent in the spring, was supposed to help shore up the offensive tackle position. In 72 hours, he was expected to be on the practice field, going through drills in Foxborough. The words rang in Sherée Lanihun-Anderson’s ears. Those were the odds the doctors gave her husband, Patriots offensive lineman Calvin Anderson, of survival. Instead, Anderson was laid out in the emergency room at Newton-Wellesley Hospital with a 105-degree fever and...