{"id":21262,"date":"2019-01-02T20:03:41","date_gmt":"2019-01-03T01:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=21262"},"modified":"2019-01-03T22:08:46","modified_gmt":"2019-01-04T03:08:46","slug":"jawhaun-bentley-pays-tribute-to-fellow-purdue-boilermaker-tyler-trent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2019\/01\/02\/jawhaun-bentley-pays-tribute-to-fellow-purdue-boilermaker-tyler-trent\/","title":{"rendered":"Ja’Whaun Bentley Pays Tribute To Fellow Purdue Boilermaker Tyler Trent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Tuesday, sad news<\/a> hit the football community when Purdue University student Tyler Trent passed away from a rare form of bone cancer. He was 20 years old. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trent became a nationwide inspiration when his battle with
osteosarcoma came to light following a 2017 story<\/a> written about him and a friend camping outside Purdue’s football stadium just hours after a chemotherapy session. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trent was an aspiring sportswriter at the university and formed a close knit relationship with the football program and head coach Jeff Brohm over the next two seasons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“He didn\u2019t really tell me his story then. It was a joy just to meet him a couple of minutes,” said Brohm<\/a>. “But then you start to find out more about him, his story and what was really going on.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team began visiting Trent during his tough days, later naming him honorary team captain and crediting him for wins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“What gave him a sense of love and purpose touched all of us and inspired all of us,” Brohm said. “There was no quit in him. There was a lot of fight in him. It\u2019s like you couldn’t get him down. While I’m sure he was in pain and suffering, he put a smile on his face.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffBrohm\/status\/1080316746836262912\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Former Boilermaker and New England Patriots<\/strong><\/a> 2018 fifth round draft pick Ja’Whaun Bentley shared a series of heartfelt messages over social media following Trent’s passing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bentley was a four year starter at Purdue, graduating after the 2017 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He returned<\/a> to see Trent one final time in November. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n

Rest in Paradise, Forever in my Heart pic.twitter.com\/cg30SblTXQ<\/a><\/p>— JB (@NVBentley33) January 2, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>