Earlier tonight the Buffalo Bills official website ran a pseudo story on their front page that stated head coach Doug Marrone announced he had cancer. I say pseudo story because the article was incomplete, contained spelling errors, and even had a spot reserved for a quote from Marrone that went unfilled. The site quickly deleted the page, but as we all know, nothing is ever really gone when it comes to the Internet.
The Bills have yet to address the odd story, but thanks to Deadspin there is an update, and yes, it seems as if Coach Marrone did indeed have cancer.
#Bills Head Coach Doug Marrone says he had a cancerous mole found on his skin. It has been removed. Won't effect ability to coach team.
— Jeff Russo (@JeffRussoWKBW) April 23, 2014
Statement from Doug Marrone "The recent extraction procedure will have no effect on my ability to coach the team moving forward." #Bills
— Jeff Russo (@JeffRussoWKBW) April 23, 2014
Probably just an honest mistake but still, whoever was responsible for running this story needs to be more diligent, especially when it comes to such a serious topic.
