Non-football related stuff that really makes your day

[Masspartan]

I've seen that 'going home' montage on Sportscenter 3 times today and cry harder each time. damn.

[Tony G]

[ame]http://youtu.be/6dKWq0CzK-k[/ame]

[Tony G]

one of the better ones from the montage

[ame]http://youtu.be/CWRag1QKwTA[/ame]

[Islair]

I've seen that 'going home' montage on Sportscenter 3 times today and cry harder each time. damn.

very very powerful.....I am a mess after seeing it.

[LionsFanInJapan]

Since Aaron Rodgers made it into this thread, I thought I may as well post this one about Jared Allen here too.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-gives-...unded-warriors

Jared Allen, the Minnesota Vikings' five-time Pro Bowl defensive end, has been an impressive player on the field. But he may be impressing more people off the field with his work with military veterans.

Allen has created the Homes for Wounded Warriors foundation, which retrofits homes of disabled veterans after they return from service. He said his commitment to such a project is because his roots run deep in the military.

"I was raised with tremendous amount of respect for our men and women in the military," Allen told NFL Media. "I think those are our true heroes.

"My grandfather served 23 years in the U.S. Marine Corps. My uncle just retired from the Air Force. I had other uncles who were in (Vietnam) ... and my little brother is currently in the U.S. Marine Corps. My older brother was Air Guard."

After visiting troops overseas in 2009, Allen said he had to do something to say thanks to soldiers after they returned home. It gave him the idea to start Homes for Wounded Warriors. The foundation works with disabled veterans like Colin Faust, a retired Marines sergeant who served in Afghanistan.

Faust survived amputation above the knee on his right leg and a broken pelvis after he stepped on an explosive device.

"Every single little task of living has changed and I had to adapt and learn how to do stuff in a new way." Faust said. "And that obviously affects where you live -- you need handicap accessibility."

He was exactly the type of soldier that Allen wanted to help. Faust's is one of five homes Allen's foundation is remodeling this year.

"My American Dream starts with a functional home, everybody wants a wife, kid, dog, picket fence, right? But you gotta have a functional home to support that," Allen said. "When our men and women come home, I think if anybody deserves a little slice of the American dream, it's them."

However, Faust's home will be the first one the foundation will build from the ground up. It's part of the foundation's goal to build 10 homes a year.

"Getting the opportunity to design a house, it’s really cool for us" Allen said. And I know he's really excited about it."

Faust said he is "just kinda blown away" by the project. It helps that he is a Vikings fan.

"It’s going to be my own little piece of heaven," he said. "And it’s just another step to move on in my rehab process and I’ll have somewhere I can feel safe and comfortable in for the rest of my life."

http://www.nflevolution.com/article/jared-allen%27s-homes-for-wounded-warriors-rebuilds-vets%27-homes?ref=0ap2000000280494

[Islair]

[bimmer84]

That impostor has a parachute.

[Islair]

That impostor has a parachute.

That fucking coward...

[DanO]

"I've seen that 'going home' montage on Sportscenter 3 times today and cry harder each time. damn."
-------------------------------Same here, Mass.

[Panoptes]

My daughters invention being picked from a local level contest to move on to the next level in January made our day.

The teaching staff (the judges) was said to be buzzing about the (simple) item that everyone with a kitchen could use.

My daughter continues to amuse and amaze.

[Sharkbait]

Way cool, Gonz. Wishing her luck.

[YT]

Very cool Gonz. Best of luck to your daughter

[LionsFanInJapan]

Nice! Good luck to your daughter! I'm looking forward to seeing a link about the contest.

[kayrone]

That is very cool, Gonz!

[Panoptes]

I'll be sure to pass along the good wishes. Thanks

Pretty cool as parents to receive a phone call from an excited Pricipal (that we know well after 6 years) looking to share the "good news."

Quite the opposite type call MY parents would get from the school.