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If you experience Will Parks' inspiring personality, toothy smile and love for his craft, it's hard to imagine that where the Broncos safety came from is an entirely different ballgame.
North Philadelphia isn't a fertile ground for breeding success. Instead, it's a natural home for drug dealing, gangs and violence. It's a lot easier for young black men to join the street life than it is to get to college.
Parks made sure he was an exception to the rule.
"When my dad put that football in my hand, it was just like, 'This is your tool.