There is bad blood between the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers, but both teams can agree on James Conner being a feel-good story. Ahead of Sunday's game versus the Browns, Conner shared an emotional moment with a Pittsburgh fan.
What a moment 🙏
James Conner met Rich and Rusty before today's game. Rich was diagnosed with a rare sarcoma a year ago and Rusty tweeted to Conner to set up the meeting. (via @bepryor) pic.twitter.com/b8ZjIshO5c
— ESPN (@espn) December 1, 2019
One of the fans that the Steelers' running back took a picture with was diagnosed with a rare form of sarcoma—a form of cancer. Of course, before Conner came into the NFL, he was diagnosed with stage 2 Hodgkins lymphoma while he attended the University of Pittsburgh.
When he was diagnosed, Conner was given about a week to live. In the end, he overcame the disease and has made himself a remarkable career in the NFL.
While Conner won't be in uniform on Sunday, he's still making a difference for the Steelers off of the field.
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