Eli Manning Surprises 7Y/O Super Fan Battling With Cancer in a Heartwarming Way (Video)

Eli Manning is no stranger to the NFL. Many regard the two-time Super Bowl champion, and former New York Giants QB, as one of the greatest in the game. After a glorious career, Manning hung up his cleats in 2020. But discussions about Manning still continue to thrive in the NFL world. While fans consider Manning to be one of the coolest QB of all time in the NFL, he has won fans’ hearts again after surprising a 7-year-old warrior battling cancer.

The former Giants QB had a very special surprise for a very special fan of his. And this has been written down in the good books of Manning once again.

Eli Manning surprises 7-year-old cancer fan in the hospital

In a heartwarming video shared online, Eli Manning visited the Hackensack Medical Center. No, it is not because Manning is suffering from an illness. Rather, the QB had gone to surprise 7-year-old Shane McCooe. Shane is a cancer patient who is undergoing treatment at the Hackensack Medical Center. Apart from this, he is also a huge fan of Eli Manning. The QB had visited Shane to show his support in his battle against cancer, leaving us feeling warm and building our respect for Manning as a person.

Shane said, “Not even my dad had met him, he’s only seen him in videos.” Shane seems to be in awe and pleasantly surprised after the visit of his favorite QB. While engaging in a conversation with Manning, the duo also clicked a lot of photos together for memories.

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Manning said, “Shane is an unbelievable kid and has gone through a lot.” The battle with cancer is a long and tough one, and this visit by Manning will surely lift the fighting spirits inside Shane.

A memory to remember 

Shane will forever remember this visit by his favorite quarterback. It will be a memory that he will always remember. Getting to have a one-on-one with Manning must have been a whole other experience for Shane. The battle with cancer will be a tough one for Shane, but this special surprise will surely make things lighter in the heart of the 7-year-old.

While Shane reminisces about this pleasant memory that is engraved into this life forever, we hope to see Manning continue to support and be an excellent role model for people. His heart of gold will be the reason why his name will keep coming up in the NFL for years to come.

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