Rome talked to the author of this book yesterday. It's about a kid who plays LT for Old Miss currently. He was found on the street at 16 and never slept in a bed, had 1 pair of clothes, and was in the 6th percentile in aptitude tests because he never passed 3rd grade. He was abandoned by his entire family until a couple found him. it's a long read (took me about 20 minutes), but it was well worth it...

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/24/magazine/24football.html?ei=5088&en=e3741e2aa718bb81&ex=1316750400&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

Here is a picture of the kid playing DT in highschool:

http://media.scout.com/media/hs_football/381104_oher132.jpg


They didn't mention this in the article, but in the interview the guy talked about how the Mom (the one who adopted him essentially) called Patrick Ramsey (a client of hers) and asked for used clothes from the Redskin players because she couldn't find any big enough in stores. Ramsey called her back and said none of the Skin's players were that big.

Wow. That's absolutely amazing. You couldn't even make up that story for a movie - it's just amazing.

Chris - did they talk with Big Mike on the show yesterday?

No, just the writer.

Nice story, fitting for the holidays. Was that on TV or radio? I watched Rome yesterday but missed that, maybe I was in the bathroom or something.

I don't watch Rome on TV but I heard it on his radio broadcast.

Ah, thats probably why I didnt see it then.

Did anyone call Oprah to borrow some of her old clothes for the kid?

they had too much ego juice on them that caused a stench.