Everyone told me when I asked why Nathan Rourke was having such a remarkable year for the B.C. Lions, said that he had learned to dial it back. Article content

The grin on his face when I put the premise to him this week gave a quick response. Article content Article content

Oh yes, he said.

“I’m trying to take things, to take myself a little less seriously,” he said. There’s a note for all athletes with aspirations of stardom.

The last time he and I had spoken, it was right after he broke his leg three years ago. A lot has happened since then, like going to the NFL. It was a wild experience, chasing the ultimate dream, but after a season with Jacksonville, he bounced across three teams — New England, the New York Giants, finally Atlanta — before he was released in training camp an

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