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David Montgomery’s Carrot's avatar

You should try to get him over to Hamtramck Stadium some time. His grandfather had to have played there back in the day.

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Ronjiv Roy's avatar

Low 90's fastball?!? From a 300+lb D Tackle?!? That's absolutely, positively WILD

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John Lawton's avatar

Agree with DJ about the value of teachers. They are truly everyday heroes. And they put up with enormous amounts of grief - mostly from parents- to get the job done. Thanks for shining the spotlight on him and his family today. Great stuff, once again. Loving the balance between reporting, analysis and people at your DFN, Justin.

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Jason Harwood's avatar

What a great read! Thanks for giving us the human behind the football mask.

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Sam Kraut's avatar

Grit + Heart🙏

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Richard Moreland's avatar

These are the kind of stories that separate you from a “beat writer”. Keep ‘em coming and go even deeper when your subject agrees to let you in. You may also want to make posts like these the ones you let readers access for free. “Pressers and Scrums” don’t give you the opportunity to show that you are special.

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Justin Rogers's avatar

This post was free. Any time other reporters are present when I'm doing my work, it's going to be free. Philosophical approach.

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Mark Winters's avatar

Great insight into the player and his family. Thanks Justin.

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Mike V's avatar

Great story. This lions team has made a point to get players of high character, and it shows with stories like this

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Mike Hodges's avatar

It's great having a team full of players who have such great dispositions. These guys are so easy to root for!

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Prashant dixit's avatar

Great story. Great job Justin. I always watched your TV broadcasts at the end of the game. You ended them by throwing your rolled up notes on the camera. Wojo was with you and both of you had funny banter. Happy memories

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CAH's avatar

Great story about a great human being! Thanks Justin.

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Thomas's avatar

Great read! Love the off the field background pieces..

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John's avatar

Great story. These things always make me cheer for the player just a little more.

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Dustin Allen's avatar

Great read!

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