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" As part of a collaboration with ESPN, Esquire.com&amp;#039;s The Culture Blog will be previewing a new episode of the Worldwide Leader&amp;#039;s award-winning news-magazine show, E:60, each week throughout the NFL season. On Tuesday night&amp;#039;s E:60 season finale (airing at 7 Eastern), Lisa Salters gets to the the emotional side of Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy, fresh off his Monday-night win. Herein, more of that, in her own words. \u2014Eds. You know what really struck me about LeSean? He&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;Shady,&amp;quot; this big, outgoing football player, but when we started talking about his life \u2014 from his paternal grandmother&amp;#039;s passing to returning from career-threatening injuries his junior year of high school \u2014 he became so emotional. It shouldn&amp;#039;t surprise me, because it happens pretty much every time I sit someone down in a chair. When it came to discussing his paternal grandmother&amp;#039;s passing, you learn there are people like grandparents who are incredibly integral to so many athletes&amp;#039; careers. Baron Davis was the same way. Both he and LeSean described their grandmothers as their best friend. LeSean&amp;#039;s grandmother was diagnosed with ALS when he was in school and she died his second year in the Philadelphia. That was just devastating for LeSean, and the first game after her death \u2014 against the Detroit Lions \u2014 became the best game of his pro career. He was just named a starter his second year in Philadelphia, and after she passed he rushed for over 100 yards, picked up three touchdowns, and the Eagles won. He was the same way speaking about recovering from his gruesome ankle injury his junior year of high school. At that point, he was the number-one recruit in the nation, and lost nearly 68 Division-I scholarships after he went down. He went from the penthouse to the outhouse, so to speak. He had to convince people that he was still the man. Then-Pittsburgh coach Dave Wannstedt was the only one who believed in him. And look at how that turned out: He broke my cousin Tony Dorsett&amp;#039;s freshman touchdown record in 2005, and now he&amp;#039;s challenging Osi Umenyiora on Twitter. No matter who you&amp;#039;re talking to, once you go back to revisit those moments that cause you pain and honestly confront them, you feel it all over again. Athletes are no different. There are more to their backstories than just excellence on the field. \u2014as told to Ryan Joseph MORE NFL WEEK 9 REACTION ON ESQUIRE.COM: The Monday Night Football Recap with Tom Chiarella on the Romp in the Swamp and Monday Morning Cheerleader on Blaine Gabbert and the Jags Follow The Culture Blog on RSS and on Twitter at @ESQCulture. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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