Retired Buffalo Bills star Jim Kelly progressing ‘remarkably well’ after cancer surgery
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The Hall of Fame quarterback was required to have surgery after tests revealed a recurrence of oral cancer nearly five years after initially being diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma. The 58-year-old Kelly had been cancer-free since September 2014.