Their friendship started because of their names.
Coby. Jacoby. It made too much sense.
But Baltimore native Coby R. and former Ravens wide receiver/returner Jacoby Jones have developed a friendship that is rooted in so much more these days.
Coby, 11, has an aggressive form of brain cancer that he’s been battling for more than two years. He was first diagnosed in December of 2014, and ever since, he’s endured treatment after treatment and multiple surgeries.
Even before he was diagnosed, Coby’s favorite player was Jones. That has only been entrenched over the past couple years.