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Fiancée of Buffalo Bills linebacker Tony Steward passes away

Bills linebacker Tony Steward is dealing with the sudden loss of his fiancée, Brittany Burns; she passed away Monday after a short battle with ovarian cancer.

Brittany Burns, a former Clemson University rower and the fiancée of Buffalo Bills linebacker Tony Steward, passed away on Monday. She was 26 years old.

Burns and Steward met while the two were student-athletes at Clemson. They were engaged this past December, just days after Burns was diagnosed with a rare form of ovarian cancer. She had been receiving treatment for the disease at the University of Pennsylvania, and lived in Orchard Park with Steward.