On paper, 13-year-old Jack Ohl wouldn’t exactly be Saquon Barkley’s biggest fan.

The Lehigh Valley native roots for the Michigan Wolverines and Dallas Cowboys, two teams that would consider the former Penn State and current New York Giants running back a major rival.

However, after last week’s meeting, the two now have a bond that goes far beyond football.

Ohl is currently battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, a rare form of cancer that has less than 200,000 cases diagnosed each year.

Barkley first heard Ohl’s story from a family friend while at a track meet last week to cheer on his sister and quickly changed his plans to include a visit to see him.

The reigning NFL Offensive Player of the Year even brought his parents, his girlfriend and his one-year-old daughter Jada to show their support for Ohl. He left a signed football and posed for several photos during the half-hour visit.

......Thank you Saquon Barkley for the special visit to Jack tonight 🧡💙 Thank you Corinna! Posted by LeeZa Williams-Ohl on Wednesday, May 8, 2019

“At first, Jack was kind out of it during the visit," Jack’s mother LeeZa Ohl told The Morning Call. “But he definitely remembers he was there. The fact that he was there just for Jack was amazing. Saquon wanted to know everything about Jack’s cancer and we gave him permission to talk with Jack’s doctor about him. He really showed he cared.”

According to LeeZa Ohl, Jack still has three-and-a-half years of chemotherapy and transfusions ahead of him.

A fundraiser is scheduled for May 18 in Allentown to help with the medical expenses, according to The Morning Call.

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