Secrets of the Super Bowl Quarterbacks
SUPER BOWL XL
I remember the whole playoff run in 2005 where I promised I'd get Jerome Bettis a game ball every time, and we did. After the first Super Bowl in Detroit I remember taking a knee and having that ball and turning around and giving it to Jerome. Like, "Here's the last ball I promised you." You're all right there, with the linemen, and you're all hugging. You don't know what to do. Not too long after that, someone tapped me on the shoulder, just, like, a teammate -- I thought it was a teammate. I turned around and it was my parents. I was, like, "How the heck did you guys get down here?" Later, I found out someone had grabbed them and said, "Hey, these are Ben's parents," and they came down on the field. It was bizarre to hug a teammate -- all I'm seeing is teammates -- and all a sudden, it was my parents. It was really neat to see my mom and dad right away.-- As told to Merril Hoge of ESPN
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High schooler with Down syndrome sinks 3-pointer
Leslie County (Ky.) High School's Ethan Wolfe, who has Down syndrome, checks into the game and knocks down a 3-pointer.
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Hurts surprises family with donation toward a new home
Eagles QB Jalen Hurts surprises a family, whose child is battling cancer, with a $30,000 donation to go toward a new home.
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Ron Rivera rings the bell after final day of cancer treatment
Washington coach Ron Rivera receives an ovation as he walks down the hospital hallway to ring the bell after his final day of cancer treatment.
