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All-On-Zo

By Tom Friend
ESPN The Magazine

Tuesday, March 7, 2000

The day Al grew up is the day the linebacker died. Al turned 30 that day, dirty 30, and he'd planned to do what $105 million men always do -- whatever he damn pleased -- except it went nothing like that for Al, not that day, not that cold, wet, cathartic Miami day. The night before, he'd been antsy. The night before, he'd done a photo shoot with his wife, his tall, six-weeks-pregnant, 36-24-36 wife, and at 10:30 p.m., he'd told her he'd see her later at home. "Where you headed?" she asked. "To ...

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