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Schwartz's Bring Judaism to the NFL Gridiron

Jewish fan's don't get too excited. Alright fine, you can do your happy dance if you wish. I know I did internally this morning when I walked into the office and learned that the Schwartz's brothers are the first Jewish brothers in the NFL since 1923. 

Now I don't have a brother, but like so many other young Jewish boys, I wanted to play in the NFL and be either a blazing fast wide receiver or big intimidating linebacker. It didn't take long for me to realize that this wasn't going to happen as I wasn't big or particularly fast. If you are a backup on the middle school Division IV football team in the smallest state in the country and saying "boy this is tough", you may want to stop signing those autographs to hand out in the future.

Brothers, Geoff and Mitchell Schwartz however are showing that it is possible to be a successful Jewish NFL athlete in a league where there is such a select few have the opportunity to play. Mitchell Schwartz was drafting this April in the second round by the Cleveland Browns while Geoff was drafted in 2008 by the Carolina Panthers and currently a member of the Minnesota Vikings. While it is comical to compare a Jewish pickup football game to a group of future lawyers and managers of private equity firms tackling eachother, the Schwartz brothers are changing this belief. They are proving that the childhood dream you had in the backyard is in fact possible to accomplish. 

Although it never happened to me or maybe yourself, when your child wants to be the next NFL superstar, don't tell them its not possible. Instead encourage them and just maybe they can become the next Geoff or Mitchell Schwartz.

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