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Lions’ David Blough to honor Purdue super fan’s life with ‘My Cleats, My Cause’

Allen Park — When undrafted rookie David Blough takes the field on Sunday, to make his second start at quarterback for the Detroit Lions, he'll be representing more than himself, even more than the logo on his helmet. He'll be representing Tyler Trent.

Trent's story is, at the same time, both profoundly sad and inspirational. The Purdue super fan who gained national attention last year as the public face of the football team during his final months battling a rare bone cancer, he turned his fight into an opportunity to raise more than $1 million for pediatric cancer research.