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47-year-old California pastor makes college football comeback decades after injury stifled career

First publishedAug 17, 17:00 UTC
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Nearly three decades after an injury cut his college football career short, a 47-year-old California pastor is putting the pads back on for an unlikely second shot at his on-field dream."No one's going easy on me... and I'm not going easy on them," Justin Buzzard told "Fox & Friends First" co-host Todd Piro.

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Nearly three decades after an injury cut his college football career short, a 47-year-old California pastor is putting the pads back on for an unlikely second shot at his on-field dream."No one's going easy on me... and I'm not going easy on them," Justin Buzzard told "Fox & Friends First" co-host Todd Piro. "I'm giving them everything I've got, too."Buzzard, who recently made the San Jose City College Jaguars, said his much younger teammates have embraced him despite his initial uncertainty over how they would react to a 47-year-old joining the roster.RAVENS ARE SIGNING A 40-YEAR-OLD DEFENSIVE LINEMAN TO PLAY HIS 19TH NFL SEASON AND IT IS AWESOME"I was really wondering, 'How are they going to handle... a 47-year-old guy showing up?' Are they going to receive me?

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Nearly three decades after an injury cut his college football career short, a 47-year-old California pastor is putting the pads back on for an unlikely second shot at his on-field dream."No one's going easy on me... and I'm not going easy on them," Justin Buzzard told "Fox & Friends First" co-host Todd Piro.
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