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Millwrights · week 9 · 1987

Tucker Ulmer returns the favour

Gus Pemberton, sources say

Tucker Ulmer QB
Millwrights

Tucker Ulmer had 94 yards against the Porterhouse, who used to employ him. Two of them found the end zone. He knew. They knew. Everybody knew.

He has 10,093 yards from scrimmage in eleven seasons, and 145 touchdowns. He got to 1,770 once. Not this time. He has done it in five buildings.

Bellwether, Ohio is where he is from. He is thirty-five. He is the first man in the building most mornings. Nobody planned any of it. He was found at a regional combine by a scout whose flight had been cancelled.

Millwrights are 3-5 through nine weeks. Grant Bombardo is new. There is one year left on the deal.

One more thing: he has worn the same undershirt since his rookie year and had it repaired twice.

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