Ex-NFL Player DeAngelo Williams Pays for 500 Mammograms to Honor Late Mom Who Died of Breast Cancer The former running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers first started covering the cost of ...

DeAngelo Williams began sponsoring the screenings in 2015, about a year after his mother died from breast cancer. He has also lost four aunts to the disease.

In 2015, former NFL player DeAngelo Williams helped pay for 53 women to get mammograms. In five years, Williams has sponsored over 500 mammograms, his foundation announced Wednesday.