Jaguars DE Josh Hines-Allen and son share special moment before Week 6 game

In September, Hines-Allen and the rest of his family got to join Wesley in ringing the bell at Nemours, signaling the successful end of his treatment. Despite the Jaguars losing to the Seahawks on Sunday, it gave Hines-Allen a special moment with his son after a difficult year of treatment.

"I bawled my eyes out, it was a surreal moment," Hines-Allen said of the diagnosis and beginning of his son's treatment in a feature for ESPN's "Monday Night Countdown." "I heard cancer, and I heard 'death.' And so, it's like, I got to look at my son and maybe not see him again. Like, how do I process that?"

Thankfully, Wesley's treatment had no complications, leading to the heartwarming moment on Sunday. This moment was also part of the NFL's Crucial Catch initiative, which is a collaboration between the league and the American Cancer Society to fight cancer. 

According to the ACS, since 2009, Crucial Catch has raised over $35 million and reached 1.9 million people with interventions to increase cancer screenings and address social inequities in cancer care. The league has highlighted the initiative throughout the season and has the Crucial Catch logo displayed on the end zone in every stadium. 

Hines-Allen also launched his own initiative, Four One For Hope, where the expert pass-rusher will donate $410 to pediatric cancer research for every sack the Jaguars defense gets this season. The initiative also lets everyday fans donate or make a sack pledge along with Hines-Allen. The team is off to a solid start with eight sacks on the year. 

"I am so proud of him. Wesley, you are the bravest person and the strongest person that I've known in my life," he said after seeing his son make a full recovery. The two shared a special memory on Sunday that they will talk about for a long time.