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Rex Culpepper declared cancer-free after final round of chemotherapy

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Some awesome news came across Twitter late on Friday, as Syracuse Orange quarterback Rex Culpepper completed his final round of chemotherapy and was declared “cancer-free” according to his father. Syracuse.com’s Stephen Bailey shared this video of Culpepper ringing the bell at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla.

Video: Syracuse QB Rex Culpepper rings the bell at @MoffittNews after completing his final round of chemotherapy. He's officially cancer free, per his father. pic.twitter.com/FAG9h9qfN7

— Stephen Bailey (@Stephen_Bailey1) June 1, 2018

In March, the redshirt sophomore shared that he was diagnosed with a treatable form of testicular cancer, and in between treatments, he was able to return to the field for Syracuse during the spring game to throw a touchdown pass on the final play.