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FILE - Denver Broncos running back Ronnie Hillman speaks to reporters in Santa Clara, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, ahead of Super Bowl 50. Hillman, who was part of the Denver Broncos team that won Super Bowl 50, has died, his family said in a statement. He was 31. Hillman's family posted on his Instagram account Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022, that he was diagnosed in August with a rare form of kidney cancer called renal medullary carcinoma and was under hospice care. The family wrote hours later that he died surrounded by family and close friends. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Former Broncos RB Ronnie Hillman dies at 31

By Pat Graham Dec. 22, 2022 10:59 AM EST

FILE - Fox commentator Terry Bradshaw is sen before the NFC Championship NFL football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers on Jan. 30, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. On Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, Bradshaw said that he has been treated for two forms of cancer in the past year. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Terry Bradshaw says he's been treated for 2 kinds of cancer

By The Associated Press Oct. 02, 2022 04:05 PM EDT

FILE - Houston Texans' John Metchie III smiles during an NFL football rookie minicamp practice on May 13, 2022, in Houston. The rookie wide receiver announced Sunday, July 24, 2022, that he has been diagnosed with a form of leukemia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Metchie addresses Texans in wake of leukemia diagnosis

By Kristie Rieken Jul. 29, 2022 04:26 PM EDT

FILE - Houston Texans' John Metchie III smiles during an NFL football rookie minicamp practice on May 13, 2022, in Houston. The rookie wide receiver announced Sunday, July 24, 2022, that he has been diagnosed with a form of leukemia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Texans rookie John Metchie III diagnosed with leukemia

Jul. 24, 2022 02:00 PM EDT

NFL Hall of Famer Curley Culp has stage 4 pancreatic cancer

By The Associated Press Nov. 16, 2021 09:16 PM EST
NFL Hall of Fame defensive lineman Curley Culp announced he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer. “To my followers, family and friends I have...

This photo provided by the New York Jets shows New York Jets NFL football players and brothers Quincy Williams (56) and Quinnen Williams (95) hugging their grandmother, Yvarta Henderson, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. Brothers Quinnen and Quincy Williams have become leading spokesmen for the NFL’s annual Crucial Catch initiative. Their mother, Marquischa Henderson Williams, passed away when Quinnen was 12 years old after losing her second battle with breast cancer. (New York Jets via AP)
Jets' Williams brothers represent during Crucial Catch month

By Barry Wilner Oct. 09, 2021 02:38 AM EDT

Los Angeles Chargers head coach Brandon Staley walking on the field during pregame warmups prior to the start of the first half of an NFL football game against the Washington Football Team, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Staley's journey: Chargers coach's cancer battle defined him

By Joe Reedy Oct. 03, 2021 01:55 PM EDT

Indianapolis Colts punter Rigoberto Sanchez punts during the second half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020, in Indianapolis. Sanchez says he will have surgery Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, to remove a cancerous tumor. He made the announcement in an Instagram post (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Indy punter returns to practice field after cancer surgery

Dec. 16, 2020 02:40 PM EST

In this photo provided by Inova Health System, Washington Football Team NFL football head coach Ron Rivera leaves the Inova Schar Cancer Institute in Fairfax, Va., following his final treatment for a form of skin cancer, on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. Rivera gets to rest up with the bye week before hosting the New York Giants on Nov. 8. (Inova Health System via AP)
Rivera Strong: Washington in hunt, rallying around its coach

By Stephen Whyno Oct. 29, 2020 03:09 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020 file photo, Washington Football Team head coach Ron Rivera and quarterback Kyle Allen talk to field judge Dale Shaw (104) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams in Landover, Md. The first game between 1-5 Washington and the 2-4 Dallas Cowboys since the name change is also the longtime NFC East rivals’ first meeting with this bad a combined winning percentage since 2001. That was a 9-7 game kicker Tim Seder won with a 26-yard field goal as time expired after a collision with a horse on the field during warmups. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
Washington's Ron Rivera on verge of final cancer treatment

By Stephen Whyno Oct. 23, 2020 02:42 PM EDT

A Breast Cancer Awareness sign is seen before the first half of an NFL football game between the Washington Football Team and the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Baltimore Ravens at Washington Football Team 10/4/2020

Oct. 04, 2020 12:04 PM EDT

FILE - Washington defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio arrives for practice at the team's NFL football training facility, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Ashburn, Va. Washington Football coach Ron Rivera missed his team's first game-week practice Tuesday as he began treatment for a form of skin cancer. As planned, defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio stepped in and ran practice ahead of Washington's game against the Philadelphia Eagles. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Rivera misses Washington practice to begin cancer treatments

By Stephen Whyno Sep. 08, 2020 05:01 PM EDT

Washington head coach Ron Rivera, center, talks to his team during practice at the team's NFL football training facility, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Rivera wants 'business as usual' while battling skin cancer

By Stephen Whyno Aug. 22, 2020 03:33 PM EDT

Washington quarterbacks Dwayne Haskins Jr., third from left, Alex Smith, and Kyle Allen, rear, talk with head coach Ron Rivera right, during practice at the team's NFL football training facility, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Washington coach Ron Rivera has a form of skin cancer

By Stephen Whyno Aug. 20, 2020 10:22 PM EDT

Ted Foxworthy, right, hugs his son Jacob Foxworthy as they walked off the track where he received his Speedway High School diploma during a ceremony at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 30, 2020. The ceremony was held at the track to allow for social distancing requirements due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When Ted Foxworthy was diagnosed with cancer, he set two goals: Celebrating his youngest child's 18th birthday and seeing him graduate. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
For father battling cancer, a graduation to victory lane

By Michael Marot May. 30, 2020 05:58 PM EDT

Pro Football Hall of Famer Floyd Little fighting cancer

May. 30, 2020 03:51 PM EDT
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Pro Football Hall of Famer Floyd Little, who starred in the NFL for the Denver Broncos, has been diagnosed with cancer, according to a...

Justin Thomas chips the ball onto the third green of the Silverado Resort North Course during the pro-am event of the Safeway Open PGA golf tournament Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, in Napa, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Justin Thomas ready for fresh start on PGA Tour

By Michael Wagaman Sep. 25, 2019 09:21 PM EDT

Tests show Bills defensive tackle's wife is cancer-free

Sep. 11, 2019 07:28 PM EDT
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The wife of Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Kyle Peko says tests have revealed she is cancer-free 2½ months after being diagnosed with Stage...

Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Kyle Peko speaks with reporters after practice at the NFL football team's training camp in Pittsford, N.Y., Friday, July 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
Peko reports to Bills while wife battles Hodgkin's lymphoma

By John Wawrow Jul. 26, 2019 12:59 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2015, file photo, Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford and his wife Kelly smile while watching the Detroit Pistons play the Cleveland Cavaliers during an NBA basketball game, in Auburn Hills, Mich. Matthew is juggling his job on the field and his role as a husband and father as his wife, Kelly, recovers from surgery to remove a brain tumor. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson, File)
Stafford endures 'tough times' after wife's tumor surgery

By Larry Lage May. 21, 2019 05:46 PM EDT