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Old 11-03-2014, 04:17 AM
 
Location: Yankee loves Dallas
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Just read this nice profile of a rising young player for the New York Giants whose mother moved him out of Dallas to Rowlett for the sake of his education.


Giants' Damontre Moore Adapts to Twists and Turns (NYTimes)


In addition to the admirable efforts his mother made on his behalf, I also think that depending on how you interpret this story, you could find support for either of the opposing positions advanced in the ongoing debate here about choosing schools for your kids. That is: a better school helped him out a lot, but his own talents and character ultimately seem to matter at least as much as the school environment his mother placed him in.

It seems like Damontre benefited from the change in environment to the suburbs (although perhaps not quite as much as he might have done). He got on track for college, but then got a marijuana arrest and showed up out-of-shape to the combine. He recovered and worked hard to make the team, but then had trouble consistently sticking to his assignment and was limited to the reserve team. He's on the way up now, hopefully will stay that way.
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Old 11-09-2014, 03:51 PM
 
Location: East Dallas
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Kind of sports story I like to see. Thanks for posting
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