ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Laken Tomlinson looked around that June morning and memories came back fast. Memories from his childhood, living mere miles away as a child from where he was standing now, as a small-town kid in Jamaica, with the NFL not even a thought.
Since the Detroit Lions offensive lineman entered the league, one of his goals has been to help his homeland. So when his former teammate, Stephen Tulloch, reached out earlier this year asking Tomlinson if he would join a mission trip to help build a school in Jamaica, he jumped at the chance.