One summer night in June, Navy senior Myles Fells’ cousin Justin ran into his house, collapsed on the floor, face red and tears streaming. The slotback’s cousin told him two of their friends were in the hospital with gunshot wounds.
After making a few calls, Fells took his cousin for a drive. It wasn’t the first time Fells lost a friend. One of his classmates was run over by a car while Fells was still in middle school. Several other friends died this year.
Several weeks later, Fells returned to the Naval Academy, to football. As a team veteran and one of the first-string slotbacks on the depth chart, Fells has taken on the responsibility of mentoring the younger players on the unit.