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After completing a ton of preseason stuff the last couple of days, I was tired, and about ready to hit the hay. And then this tweet came across my feed.

Asked Pat O'Connor about his hair. Learned this: Lions DE plans to donate his hair to make wigs for cancer patients https://t.co/G14bG8GjhN

— Michael Rothstein (@mikerothstein) August 1, 2017

So of course I had to read the story, and it’s pretty much exactly what the headline says. As a kid in college, he decided to grow his hair out, and now he has decided to cut it off and donate it for wigs for cancer patients.