Ironmen
There is a version of Carter Mancini's life where none of this happens. He was a track man who was talked into it by a coach who never let go. Instead: 137 yards. He is 29, and he is the first man in the building most mornings. It counts the same as anybody else's.
Across seven seasons: 13,093 yards from scrimmage, 219 touchdowns, 120 games. This is the best of them.
He is from Miami, Florida.
Ironmen, 2-0, and two weeks gone. Dale Porkchop is new.
Carries a chess set on the road and beats everyone.