Is this a dream? Devaroe Lawrence follows unlikely path to Saints
By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
The alarm trills to signal the start of a new day, and the wonder hits Devaroe Lawrence fresh again.
How did the turbulent path he wandered in his early years wind its way to Auburn University?
How did he find such a landing spot as he did with the New Orleans Saints after tearing his ACL in the final game of his senior year at Auburn?
How did this bed get so soft?
"It's a dream, almost," Lawrence said. "Like, dammit, pinch me."
Each new day is a testimonial of what is possible. It all seems so unreal because there is no way this all should have happened, right? Not with the way Lawrence came up in this world, alone and lost with no directions to the place to be found. ...
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By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
The alarm trills to signal the start of a new day, and the wonder hits Devaroe Lawrence fresh again.
How did the turbulent path he wandered in his early years wind its way to Auburn University?
How did he find such a landing spot as he did with the New Orleans Saints after tearing his ACL in the final game of his senior year at Auburn?
How did this bed get so soft?
"It's a dream, almost," Lawrence said. "Like, dammit, pinch me."
Each new day is a testimonial of what is possible. It all seems so unreal because there is no way this all should have happened, right? Not with the way Lawrence came up in this world, alone and lost with no directions to the place to be found. ...
Full Story - NOLA.com