Football world voices support for Jim Kelly following latest cancer diagnosis

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Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly announced Thursday that the oral cancer he was first diagnosed with almost five years ago has returned, and the football world was quick to express its support.

The Buffalo Bills, the team Kelly formed his legendary career with, were among the first to comment on the announcement.

A statement from the Buffalo Bills on the return of Jim Kelly's cancer.#PrayersforJK #KellyTough pic.twitter.com/8Z6wWFhwWC
— Buffalo Bills (@buffalobills) March 1, 2018

Shortly after Kelly released his statement, his wife Jill posted an image to Instagram thanking everyone for their kind words.

The cancer is back. We are shocked, heartbroken, sad, angry, confused, and just darn tired. Yet, despite how we feel, we KNOW that God is a promise maker and keeper. He is who He says He is! He can do what He says He can do! We don’t have to understand His ways to trust His heart. The battle is HIS. (Exodus 14:14) We need you... In addition to our faith, family, and friends...we really need you and your prayer warrior friends to pray. We’re all in this together. THANK YOU! The more life and heartbreak I experience, the more I realize that this is not the end of the story. Life is temporary. And short. But eternity...is FOREVER. Because we know that our eternity is secure in Christ, we can trust God with every breath upon this earth.

A post shared by Jill Kelly (@jillmkelly) on Mar 1, 2018 at 8:13am PST

The well-wishes did not end there, however, as support continued to flow in from all over the football world.

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We're with you every step of the way, @JimKelly1212. #UFamily https://t.co/8PPunGn3VC
— Canes Football (@CanesFootball) March 1, 2018

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Kelly family and the @buffalobills. #KellyTough https://t.co/ErJCXjfhnA
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) March 1, 2018

Sending our thoughts and prayers to the Buffalo Bills, Jim Kelly and his family. We're with you, JK. #KellyTough https://t.co/blj6mU0ZCU
— Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys) March 1, 2018