Overview
- Patterson, 65, told ESPN he was diagnosed earlier this year and kept coaching while receiving treatment.
- He said he feels better and stressed early detection, urging, "Make sure you get checked."
- Several Giants linemen learned of his condition in the spring and reported no drop-off in his coaching.
- Assistant Bryan Cox occasionally filled in before being fired this month, following earlier staff changes that included Brian Daboll's November ouster and Shane Bowen's dismissal.
- Patterson previously spent several days in an ICU three years ago, and co-owner John Mara disclosed his own cancer in September.