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An 'awesome' day for a young fan

The scoreboard at Heinz Field on Friday afternoon shared a special message.

'The Pittsburgh Steelers welcome Jayden White.'

White, a 12-year-old from LaGrange, Indiana, is battling cancer. His dream is to attend a Steelers game.

The Steelers are making sure his dream comes true.

White will be at Heinz Field on Sunday when the Steelers and Broncos meet and got his tickets from Benny Snell and Robert Spillane while touring Heinz Field.

The players gave him a box full of Steelers goodies, making sure he has something to wear to the game on Sunday. They posed for pictures, signed autographs, and White even played catch with them, and signed a t-shirt he gave to the players.

"It made me feel like a VIP," said White. "It made me feel really special."

As White tossed the ball with the players, and chatted away with them, he couldn't help smiling and just repeating the same thing over and over again.

"This is awesome," said White. "This is awesome. This is awesome.

"I was really surprised. I wasn't expecting a signed football and all this. I had a lot of fun. I really liked throwing the ball back and forth, that was really cool, and just hanging out."

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