The Kansas City Chiefs hosted the Las Vegas Raiders in Monday Night Football of Week 5 of the 2022 NFL season on October 10. While the action on the field kept fans glued to their television screens, one of their initiatives stood out as it made its way to social media platforms.

Fans on the stands as well as from other places were seen holding placards and uploading photos of them on social media, which read “Crucial Catch, Intercept Cancer.” The initiative by the Kansas City Chiefs was aimed at honoring cancer victims and raising awareness of early screenings. They also posted the account of prostate cancer survivor Gary Shorman, who spoke in detail about his experience.

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“If you catch prostate cancer early, there’s nearly a 100 percent chance of recovery. If you catch it late, that drops way down,” he said. “If you want to be healthy, you want to get your PSA levels checked. That’s a mission of mine,” Shorman added.

The initiative by the Kansa City Chiefs saw fans at the Arrowhead Stadium writing down names of their friends, family members and loved ones on the placard to show support to them in their battle with cancer on Monday night.

“#ChiefsVsCancer @Steve_DiMeglio Fight on brother,” a fan captioned his photo holding a placard on Twitter.

“Never Forget and always aware. #ChiefsVsCancer,” another user tweeted.

Shorman’s story of battling cancer was posted by the Chiefs on their website, where he said that he did not have a prior history of cancer in his family and was a healthy person before he was diagnosed.

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“I have no history of cancer in my family, and I’m generally a healthy person, but I had my PSA levels checked every year once I reached a certain age,” Shorman quipped.

He also revealed that medical professionals called him in November 2019, confirming his diagnosis of cancer.

“You just keep checking it, and in November of 2019, they called me and said that I had cancer, and that it was pretty serious,” he added.