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NFL player talks to Howe youth
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Justin Lawler of the Los Angeles Rams spoke to Howe athletes last week. Photo courtesy KTEN News. took," he said. "It's very simple on Justin Lawler grew up playing how to do it: You just have to football in nearby Pottsboro, but now he's an NFL linebacker with discipline yourself to do it." the Los Angeles Rams. Having Several Howe students were that resume now allows the 23impressed with the words of year-olds words to carry more Lawler including Devin Porter. weight and those words were delivered to young Howe athletes "It shows that a local person can a week ago. do great things from a small school... shows anyone can do it," "It's about helping kids... that's something that I've always wanted he said. to do," Lawler told KTEN-TV. "It's really cool to hear that he's "Now that God has given me a platform to do it on, it's something from a local school," added Howe senior Spencer Akins. "It kind of that I'm going to continue to do makes you think that you might be throughout my career." able to do the same thing." Lawler discussed the importance It's not every day that an NFL of work ethic as well as playing player shows up to Ponderosa. multiple sports and not focusing on just one sport. Special thanks to Brittany Breeding of KTEN News. "There's no secret potion that I
