“If Nic Purcell manages to make the Philadelphia Eagles’ roster this fall, it could be one of the greatest underdog, feel-good stories in a long time,” reports the Deseret News.
The article continues: “Purcell, a 6-foot-6, 305-pound, offensive tackle from Auckland, New Zealand, didn’t set foot on a football field until he was 24.”
The newspaper reports that Purcell grew up in Auckland, served a two-year Mormon mission in Kiribati, married and then moved to the United States.
Read the full article in the Deseret News.
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