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There are lots of contenders for the worst part of the Detroit Lions' miserable 2008 NFL season, starting with the jokes. How do you keep a Detroit Lion out of your backyard? Put up goalposts. There are the utter on-field embarrassments: a 47-10 nationally televised loss to the Tennessee Titans on Thanksgiving, and last week's 42-7 home defeat at the hands of New Orleans, in which on one play, Saints receiver Devery Henderson caught a pass with no Lions defender in sight, then scampered across the field for another 23 yards while cowardly Lions tried like...
...curtain call without a visit from the EMS unit. Even the minimal choreography - lots of arm thrusts and quick marches across the stage - seems to wear her out. In between songs, she gasps for air and grabs for her bottle of Gatorade as if she were an NFL cornerback returning to the bench after a 60-yard interception return. Halfway through the 2 1/2-hr. concert, she pulls out a chair and plops down into it for a couple of numbers. We catch our breath along with...
...what it can do for you in life. But I never want to lose sight of the ability I have on the football field. I have a promising future there. People have told me I could be a first-round pick, and my ambition is to play in the NFL. But the best thing is to be like a Bill Bradley and do both. That's the path I'd like to take. It's already been blazed, so it's just up to me to execute...
Well, you can get your medical degree and become a doctor at any point. The window for an NFL career is obviously much narrower. Is it the prestige of the Rhodes that makes this such a tough call...
...earn what's considered the top scholarship honor in the country is outstanding. It's the opportunity of being there-the people you meet, the education you receive, the lecturers you're exposed to, the places you're able to visit. It's more than just the prestige. The NFL, like I said, is a goal and a dream. My main mission in life is to help people and use my God-given ability to impact the world. If playing in the NFL gives me a platform to advocate for the issues that are important to me, then...