NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Thanksgiving gatherings were some of the best times Sharif Finch remembers from his childhood. The Tennessee Titans linebacker is the youngest of 21 siblings. His family played a Turkey Bowl football game in the backyard. There was lots of laughing and plenty of food.
"My mom would come out with her baked ziti. That's what we were always waiting for -- it was the main dish on Thanksgiving," Finch said. "Pops would be playing the piano in the background. We'd have like 40 people in the house. It was a humongous, family-like atmosphere.