The news was jarring to all of them who know John Mara and knew his father Wellington, and celebrated four Super Bowl championships with them across their proud New York Giants years:

John Mara is battling cancer .

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“Very saddened by the news,” Bill Parcells texted. “He has always been very kind to me — will be praying for him.”

Prayers up all across Giants Nation for their guy.

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