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Get A Grip

By David Fleming

Monday, November 24, 2008

I remember the invitation to Northeast High in Philly. I remember being asked to go through a training camp with extras on the movie Invincible, a Disney flick about ex-Eagles special-teams wacko Vince Papale. I also remember suiting up in '70s-era NFL equipment, meeting the star of the film, Mark Wahlberg, and taking my place in line for live contact drills. I actually recognized the guy charging at me with the football: it was Kevin Ingram of the LA Avengers, moonlighting from his job as the 2 ...

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