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Demerick Gary Always Knew He Wanted to Come Home, Maybe Not So Soon. Now, After Four Months of Chaos, His Return Might Have a Bigger Meaning

Demerick Gary was traipsing through another high school gym, walking out of a different coach’s office from an interview, when he got the call he was coming home.

Gary stands below the bleachers of James Jones Stadium, where he played football at Kimball High School. Photo courtesy of Demerick Gary.

He was tired. Tired from the last four months of fighting for a call from the NFL, fighting to put food on the table, fighting for a stable job in any place he could think of.

For SMU’s former defensive line standout, the last 150 days have been about as far away from what he could have predicted back in March.