INDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis Colts tight end Jack Doyle views the friendship as his chance to be a kid again. But 7-year-old Brody Stephens looks at Doyle as a motivating factor in a battle in which the odds are stacked against him.
Stephens was in remission for four years and 11 months from acute myeloid leukemia when he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia last December. Doctors told Stephens' parents that their son only had about a 40 percent chance of beating the leukemia.
That's where Doyle comes into the picture. Viewed as a long shot to make the NFL coming out of Western Kentucky, Doyle is now headed into his fourth season.