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Three former college football standouts gave a voice to rare diseases at the 2017 NFL Combine.

Garrett Sickels, Amba Etta-Tawo and Ifeadi Odenigbo each ran a Reps For Rare Diseases campaign in support of Uplifting Athletes and its mission to inspire the rare disease community with hope through the power of sport.

Fans and supporters could pledge any amount for each bench press repetition Sickels and Odenigbo completed and for each inch Etta-Tawo cleared in the vertical jump.

The trio combined to raise nearly $9,500 for life saving rare disease research with Uplifting Athletes.

Sickels, the former Penn State Chapter President, is the third Nittany Lion to run a Reps For Rare Diseases campaign following in the footsteps of Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Jesse James and Detroit Lions defensive end Anthony Zettel.

The former PSU defensive end wanted to surpass the fundraising totals of his former teammates. Sickels kept his end of the bargain by meeting his 20-repetition goal total to become the No. 1 Reps For Rare Diseases fundraiser by clearing $7,000 raised and smashing his $5,000 goal.

Syracuse’s Etta-Tawo and Northwestern’s Odenigbo each became the first representatives from their respective schools to run campaigns at the NFL Combine for Uplifting Athletes.

Thanks to all the fans who supported Sickels, Etta-Tawo and Odenigbo in their efforts to shine a spotlight on rare diseases at the 2017 NFL Combine.