UNC WR Tylee Craft dies at 23 after 2-year battle with cancer

North Carolina wide receiver Tylee Craft died Saturday after a lengthy battle with cancer, the school announced. He was 23 years old. Craft was diagnosed with stage 4 large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung, a rare form of cancer, on March 22, 2022, according to his GoFundMe. Per ESPN, the cancer was found when UNC’s training staff took him to the hospital because he had been struggling with debilitating back pain, leading to an aggressive treatment of chemotherapy and immunotherapy.

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