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Bills safety Donte Whitner will be using a pink mouthpiece all season.
James P. McCoy / Buffalo News
Reported by: Chuck Wade
July 29, 2009
If you take a close look at Donte Whitner on the practice fields at St. John Fisher, you may notice something that seems a little out of place. Don't worry, everything is fine.
That pink mouthpiece that you see Whitner wearing symbolizes something quite special to the Bills safety. "It's pink. My grandmother died from cancer in March. I wear that to signify my love for her, my support to everybody that's dealing with, or has a loved one that's died from cancer, so I'll continue to wear throughout the football season."
It's also Whitner's way of saying thank you to one of the people who helped guide his path all the way to the Buffalo Bills . "She was a second mom to me. I didn't have a dad growing up, it was my mom and grandmother growing up, and I continue to wear that mouthpiece."
