Someone sitting up in bed on a Tuesday night in Normal, Illinois – a person who may not know the difference between a football and a pumpkin – now knows who Jon Dorenbos is. Someone channel hopping in Canal Point, Florida, who may have thought a long snapper was a fisherman on an Alaskan crab boat, now knows No. 46 of the Philadelphia Eagles.

That’s what Dorenbos, the beloved veteran special teamer, wanted when he decided to compete on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.” The goal was simple: To have some fun building his after-football brand.

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It appears he certainly has. And it also appears it’s turned into something much larger than he anticipated.

A lot more of America knows the name Jon Dorenbos.

His personal, tragic story gripped the hearts of everyone across the country who watched. His sleight-of-hand magic tricks enabled him to reach the finals among the thousands that auditioned for the show. But his ultimate goal of winning AGT fell just short. He finished third overall, one-percentage behind the eventual winner, 12-year-old ukulele-playing Grace VanderWaal, a favorite to win the coveted $1-million prize who garnered millions of votes with her catchy, folksy tunes.  Read more….

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