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How a friend’s tragic death still inspires Sam Darnold

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Sam Darnold wears a red wristband with the name of Nick Pasquale written on it, a friend who died tragically.

The pain never goes away when a parent loses a son much too young, when a big brother loses his little brother. But every time he watches Sam Darnold play quarterback, Mel Pasquale’s heart is able to manage a smile, let in a ray of sunshine following a tragic storm that rained on his family’s life.

Nick Pasquale had realized his dream of playing college football, a walk-on redshirt freshman wide receiver at UCLA, against all odds.