Titans Kevin Byard Surprises Fan Battling Cancer

Kevin Byard is one of the good guys, not only as a Tennessee Titan, on the field, or in the NFL but in real life, where it matters most.

NASHVILLE - Kevin Byard is one of the good guys in the NFL and life. His charitable works have been well documented, but other acts of kindness and charity sometimes fly under the radar. 

One of those acts took place over the weekend when Meghan McGuire awoke to find a package at her front door from Byard. Inside the box was an autographed football from the football star, which McGuire says is her favorite Titan player. 

Byard sent the ball to McGuire, who, by her Twitter post and picture of herself with the autographed ball, is suffering from stage four cancer. 

McGuire, who lives in the Nashville area, posted the picture on her Twitter account and drew a response from Byard, who she tagged in her post.   

"Woke up this morning to a package at my door... I opened it and to my absolute surprise it was a freaking SIGNED Kevin Byard football! My favorite Titan of all time!! @KevinByard...I'm 37yrs Old with Stage 4 Cancer. This means the world to this Titans loving girl!!!! #Titans," wrote McGuire.

Byard told McGuire, a mother of three and a former teacher, to "keep fighting" her disease.   

The Titans organization also responded to McGurie's tweet. 

It's unknown how Byard learned of his fan's battle, and attempts to contact him have gone unanswered. 

AllTitans.com also contacted McGuire, but those efforts have also gone unanswered as of this writing. This story will be updated if more information is received from Byard or McGuire.

As for Meghan, we wish her and her family the best in the coming days and months as she continues her fight against this dreaded and terrible disease. Fight hard, Meghan, and WIN!!!

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