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Stephen Gostkowski on hospital visit: 'You can learn a lot from kids'

New England Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski walked into a room at the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center on Tuesday, and after about 10 minutes, it sounded like two old pals were catching up.

One of them was 15-year-old Drew Celli of Stoneham, Massachusetts, who aspires to be a sports reporter and is currently fighting cancer. The other was the 32-year-old Gostkowski, a surgical mask over his face and a yellow gown over his Patriots T-shirt.

Cool scene.

“You could tell, he’s a mega-fan. He knew a lot about a lot when it came to football.