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MormonTimes.com: NFL update: 35 pro Mormons

Published: Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008 12:15 a.m. MDT

By Aaron Shill
Mormon Times

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Several Latter-day Saints have taken advantage of their opportunities through the first five weeks of the National Football League season — none more so than Spencer Larsen.

Larsen is one of 35 members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints listed on NFL team rosters. The rookie from Gilbert, Ariz., who was selected in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL draft as a linebacker, is now a starter for the Denver Broncos — as a fullback.

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