Ryan Grant and his girlfriend, Lita Lewis, at the Greg Jennings Celebrity Golf Event

Ryan Grant is admittedly bored out of his mind. In crutches since his ankle surgery in September, he misses his day job — running by linebackers for the Green Bay Packers.

So he’s checking his email more than usual. And on Friday when he saw one message forwarded to him about an 11-year old Packer fan with an advanced stage of leukemia, he asked his agents to buy a ton of Packers stuff. Then he planned a trip to Milwaukee. For the next day.

“Do you think I can spend some time with him or does it have to be quick?” Grant wanted to know. More>