During the public announcement that he was cancer free, Kansas City Chiefs S Eric Berry mentioned the name Chuck Pagano. That is the name of the Indianapolis Colts head coach who also had a cancer battle a couple years ago. Apparently the two struck up a friendship where Pagano was giving Berry a heads up on what the stages of his treatment were like.
Pagano's Colts broke the Chiefs heart in the playoffs a couple years ago so he should be a hated rival. After seeing the shirt that Pagano was wearing at Colts practice on Tuesday, we can't hate this guy.
Very cool. @Colts coach Chuck Pagano supporting @KCChiefs S Eric Berry today at #NFLTrainingCamp (Via @RapSheet) pic.twitter.com/m1xborjzWO
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) August 4, 2015
Chuck Pagano, who battled cancer in 2012, wore a t-shirt in support of Chiefs S Eric Berry: http://t.co/NfuMpBh9Ye pic.twitter.com/wWnYf9O8Go
— ESPN (@espn) August 4, 2015
I mean, how cool is that? Berry talked about the NFL community rallying around him during his treatment, which is something Pagano also experienced. Pretty neat to see that he supports Berry like that.
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