Head coach John Bonamego addreses the team after the practice at Kelly / Shorts Stadium, on the campus of Central Michigan University, Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Jabari Dean doesn’t like heights.
The 6-foot-2, 280-pound defensive linemen sweated and hyperventilated as he ascended up a 30-foot “Confidence Pole.” Once he reached the top, he couldn’t stand up.
Seventeen Central Michigan football seniors and the team’s leadership council, which consists of representatives from each class voted on by their peers, traveled to Eagle Village in Hersey for a team bonding experience.
Players worked their way through self-challenging exercises such as an obstacles course where Dean was forced to overcome his fear of heights.