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Persevering With Faith in the Face of Tragedy
Persevering With Faith in the Face of Tragedy
The Jets’ Abram Elam has struggled with has loss of three siblings to murder, most recently his older brother, Donald Elam Jr. >
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FRIDAY MORNING ONE-LINERS
ProFootballTalk.com — ... that CB Lito Sheppard is missing voluntary workouts. Says Jets S Abram Elam of having three siblings shot and killed, “I would never have been able to script this. I would never want to see someone lose a loved one. I lost three in this life .” Although he was absent Thursday, Redskins RB Clinton Portis has ...

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