DeGeare Getting It Done
As a proud father, Brian DeGeare is someone I can empathize with. He’s also a good friend, from the days we spent talking on the wall at Wake’s football practices.
Brian was so good as to send along news from his son Chris, a mainstay on the Deacons’ offense line these last few seasons who is now a rookie with the Minnesota Vikings. A 5th-round draft pick, Chris has impressed Coach Brad Childress and the staff in the early going. DeGeare Imressive Chris made a mistake at Wake by falling behind academically and having to sit out his first senior season of 2008. He could have let the sad and embarrassing episode beat him, but Chris was raised better than that. He came back strong and focused last season, and given the woes of the offensive line, I would hate to think where the Deacons would have been without him. Thanks for the news. I know I’m not the only one from around these parts wishing Chris has a long and storied NFL career.
There was more good news for the Wake community out of Kansas City, where the Chiefs have signed John Russell to a free-agent contract. I’ve never known a player who played harder than John Russell, who was signed and released earlier by the Packers. He deserves a shot, and I hope he gets it.