CAM JURGENS' WHITE Dodge Ram pickup truck crunches the gravel as he pulls up to his boyhood home on the outskirts of Pickrell, Nebraska, population 186. Three generations of Jurgens live on this half-mile of farmland with corn, cows and sky stretching as far as the eye can see.

With tousled red hair, the 6-foot-3, 303-pound Philadelphia Eagles center walks through the door of the modest 1,400-square foot home. "Made it!" his mom Beth says in a happy sing-song voice from the kitchen.

It's the third week of June -- the summer solstice -- and the sun will shine brightly on Cam Jurgens this weekend. Tonight, Beatrice High School, his alma mater, is dedicating its football field to him. Tomorrow, the Super Bowl champion who gutted through the entire season with a herniated disc will be t

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