Making their mark: 33 LDS players are on NFL rosters this season
Kevin Curtis loves football. He has an intense belief in himself. And at every level, from high school to junior college to Division I football, he's fought to stay on the field.
But even he's surprised to still be there.
"I feel very fortunate that I'm still able to do this and do it for a living," Curtis said. "Sometimes I can't believe I'm still playing football."
This week, Curtis will begin his seventh year as a professional when his Philadelphia Eagles open the regular season at Carolina. The South Jordan, Utah, native is one of the 33 members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that Mormon Times counts on 2009 opening-day NFL rosters. Of those, 13 are starters and 15 are returned Mormon missionaries, including Curtis, Denver's Spencer Larsen and Green Bay's Brady Poppinga.
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