Leukemia couldn't stop Neumann QB Carter Quinn from returning to football

Carter Quinn will return to football Friday night for St. John Neumann, walking onto Celtic Field and taking the first snap at quarterback. Despite months in the hospital and chemotherapy that left him lighter by more than 50 pounds, Quinn said the other team won’t factor in what he went through once the referee blows the whistle. His path back includes a fifth-year waiver. After St. John Neumann’s junior season ended with a playoff loss to Miami Northwestern on Nov. 22, 2024, doctors found an ACL tear—and abnormal bloodwork suggesting leukemia. In December, after a call on Dec. 17 at Paradise Coast Sports Complex, Quinn began chemotherapy.