It’s about football. It’s about how Christian charity lifted a profoundly disadvantaged giant from the streets of Memphis to an improbable high school diploma and a path to riches in the NFL. He’ll be on the line against the Hogs later this year. This story, from the NY Times magazine, is long. It’s worth the time.

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