Cortland Finnegan and Ryan Mouton Visited Father Ryan Student Battling Cancer

by August West on Jun 28, 2011 3:30 PM CDT in Tennessee Titans News

Good lord could this offseason use a little good news created by Titans players. Luckily Cortland Finnegan and Ryan Mouton are here to save the day: The Titans CBs visited Kelsey Towns, a student at Father Ryan High School who has been battling cancer. Towns was diagnosed with synovial sarcoma last June, and she's been undergoing a battery of chemotherapy. Finnegan and Mouton surprised her with some words of encouragement, autographed jerseys and tickets to every home game last season. Finnegan and his wife were so inspired by the young woman's fight that they named their newborn baby girl Kelsey in her honor.

While this story has some good news for Titans fans, it contains even better news for Kelsey and her family: she's been in remission for six months now, and is planning to attend the nursing school at Western Kentucky University.

Apparently this bond was actually the connection that led to Cortland securing Father Ryan as the site of the players' workouts until the lockout is lifted.

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Cortland is a real piece of trash.

In all seriousness, the best part of the story is

she’s been in remission for six months

Fuck cancer.

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by gramsey712 on Jun 28, 2011 3:34 PM CDT reply actions 4 recs

where the hell have you been? lol

Agreed.

But still.

by rsikes on Jun 28, 2011 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions

SUCH A DOUCHE.

Damn it feels good to be a contributor, Music City Miracles.
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by danielreese05 on Jun 28, 2011 4:25 PM CDT reply actions

This very slightly redeems Mouton in my mind.

But only very slightly. Anyone else follow him on Twitter? It seems like he is always partying or whatever but I never hear him talk about preparing for football. Maybe that’s why he sucks?

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by Chris Colgan on Jun 28, 2011 4:30 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

This is old...

Did you guys do an article about this like a year ago? Maybe I’m going crazy.

I live in the OC.
The one in OH.

by MattBen on Jun 28, 2011 5:42 PM CDT reply actions

Ha!

You’re right. Peter King made mention of it back in December and I touched on it in the links. This story still works as a kind of update (she’s in remission, and Cort and his wife naming their daughter after her)…

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by August West on Jun 28, 2011 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions

This is a great story.

Thanks for posting it.

"Do the Titans have a miracle left in them in what has been a magical season to this point? If they do, they need it now. Christie kicks it high and short. Gonna be fielded by Lorenzo Neal at the 25; he dishes it back to Wycheck; he throws it across the field to Dyson. 30, 40, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 5, endzone...touchdown, Titans! There are no flags on the field! It's a miracle! Tennessee has pulled a miracle! A miracle for the Titans!"

by TennesseeTyrants on Jun 28, 2011 6:35 PM CDT reply actions