Conner was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma on Dec. 4. Since then, Conner underwent multiple rounds of chemotherapy sessions — completing his 12th and final session May 9.
After initially revealing his life-threatening diagnosis last December, Conner admitted he was scared.
"When I heard those words — ‘You have cancer' — I admit I was scared," Conner said in a release. "But after thinking about it for a bit, I realized that fear is a choice. I choose to not fear cancer. I choose to fight it, and I will win.”
The former ACC Player of the Year not only proclaimed he would win his battle with cancer, but that he would also eventually play football again.
"I will play football again. I will be at Heinz Field again,” Conner said. “I have the best coaches and teammates in the country. I thank God I chose Pitt because now I also have the best doctors in the country and together we will win. I know this city has my back."
Despite his battle with cancer and multiple rounds of chemotherapy, Conner was still able to practice with his teammates this past spring — albeit on a limited basis, only participating in warm-ups, walkthroughs and other non-contact drills.
Quarterback Nate Peterman told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at the time that Conner was an inspiration to the team.
“You can’t even put it into words,” Peterman said. “He was in chemo (Monday) — I saw a video of that — and I was not expecting him to be out there in a helmet, and I’m handing the ball off to him. He’s extremely inspirational.”
Conner was named the 2014 ACC Player of the Year and an All-American after rushing for 1,765 yards and 26 touchdowns. He missed nearly the entire 2015 season after tearing his MCL.
Source:http://www.nydailynews.com/
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