Redemption, Part I

Recommended reading: Mark Maske’s Washington Post story on Arizona defensive tackle Darnell Dockett, who overcame an impoverished childhood, an early criminal streak and the shooting death of his mother to become one of the more inspirational stories of this year’s Super Bowl.

The person most responsible for Dockett’s turnaround is his uncle, who forced him into football, and the verb apparently isn’t too strong.

"Anybody in the world who knows my uncle knows he's crazy," Dockett said. "My uncle will punch you in your face with no remorse."

Dockett’s uncle is not arriving in Tampa until today. When Dockett tried to get his uncle to come to town early, to watch all the practices and enjoy the hoopla, his uncle said he had to work.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/28/AR2009012803926_pf.html