NFL Pro Bowl tight end spreading awareness on prostate cancer, a cause that hits home

When Novartis approached Pro Bowl choky extremity Delanie Walker astir their caller run to rise consciousness of prostate crab and testing, they had nary thought the contented deed home.

Novartis' caller "Relax your choky end" run has called connected prima choky ends past and present, including Walker, Rob Gronkowski, George Kittle, Tony Gonzalez, Vernon Davis, Colby Parkinson, and Greg Olsen, to not beryllium frightened of taking a humor trial for aboriginal detection.

Walker’s father-in-law had died from the disease, truthful erstwhile Novartis reached out, it was a "no-brainer."

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Delanie Walker (82) and Jack Conklin (78) of the Tennessee Titans observe Walker's  2nd fractional touchdown against the Detroit Lions astatine Ford Field connected Sept. 18, 2016 successful Detroit, Michigan.  (Dave Reginek/Getty Images)

"This is personal, it touched home. Now, I tin dispersed consciousness and hopefully prevention lives to observe it early. I’m each aboard," the erstwhile Tennessee Titans Pro Bowler told Fox News Digital successful a caller interview.

Walker, similar plentifulness of different young men, was "skeptic."

"It's the rectum," helium admitted.

Delanie Walker of the Tennessee Titans runs aft a reception against the Cincinnati Bengals during the crippled astatine Paul Brown Stadium connected Sept. 21, 2014 successful Cincinnati, Ohio. (Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

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"But the campaign, ‘Relax, it’s conscionable a humor test,’ it eases you," helium continued. And that’s wherever the choky ends travel – you tin unbend your choky end, due to the fact that it is conscionable a humor test. I deliberation it makes a batch easier for guys similar myself successful the 40-range and up to person these conversations, to speech astir it, to spell and get screened, due to the fact that I cognize it’s conscionable a humor test."

Walker knows the value of being relatable to the communal folk, different cardinal crushed helium wants to assistance Novartis dispersed the word.

Tennessee Titans choky extremity Delanie Walker runs the shot against the Philadelphia Eagles astatine Lincoln Financial Field.  (Derik Hamilton/USA TODAY Sports)

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"That’s what the extremity end is. If we’re present talking astir it, we’re hoping radical tin beryllium like, ‘I did the aforesaid happening Delanie Walker did, I did the aforesaid happening George did, the aforesaid happening Vernon did, oregon Greg Olsen.’ This is wherefore we’re a portion of it, due to the fact that we privation to amusement we’re quality too, we’re portion of it, we person to get screened and spell done the aforesaid process everybody other goes done to consciousness relatable to them."

Novartis volition beryllium hosting events successful the Bay Area during Super Bowl week for humor testing, and fans tin springiness premium giveaways including memorabilia and tickets.

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