Philadelphia Eagles long snapper Jon Dorenbos sounds affable on the phone, despite recently coming out surgery for a shattered wrist that ended his season earlier than expected.

“Even with the injury that I’m dealing with right now, and the surgery being more painful than I thought it would be, I’ve never been in the position that I thought I would quit on myself.”

After fourteen years in the NFL, and having just signed a three-year extension with the Eagles, it was no doubt a disappointing way to end a season. But Dorenbos has a history of focusing on the positive, even when the faced with the worst of tragedies.

On August, 2, 1990, his life changed forever while Jon played nearby at their neighbor’s house. His father, Alan, beat Dorenbos’ mother, Kathy, to death with a power tool after he “lost it” in an argument. After the attack, Alan calmly brought his 12-year-old son home, played cards with him, and before putting him to bed, told him his mother went on a walk.  Read more…

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