It was a slow day in June, time for an NFL player to steal hours with his family during the offseason. Brandon Marshall, a Broncos starting inside linebacker, was headed to the airport but had a more important trip first. Asphalt disappearing under his car tires, Marshall turned down a street in West Las Vegas.
Through the most difficult times — the concern for his mother's safety, the anxiety about his own future — Marshall found solace at his granddad's home. Little Roy Williams, a World War II Navy veteran and master carpenter, had a way of putting people at ease.