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Braintree’s QB James Tellier beats cancer and plays his last High School football game

BRAINTREE, Mass. — Braintree’s senior quarterback James Tellier was diagnosed with cancer last Spring. He and his teammates weren’t sure if he was going to play football for his senior year season, but he put up the fight and beat cancer.

Tellier put his jersey back on and stepped on the field to be a part of his last season with his teammates and he played his last high school football game this week with the hope to continue playing in college.

Boston 25′s Sports Anchor and Reporter Butch Stearns has his remarkable story.

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