As a young sports reporter in Casa Grande, AZ, Damon was covering local community college and high school sports. That was the case until a press release announced a new professional football league was bringing a team to town for it’s pre-season training.

In this installment of Tell Me a Story, Damon shares his experience covering the Oregon Lightning Bolts of the Professional Spring Football League, connecting with coach Craig Morton and very nearly taking the field to get a real taste of what it was like to be on the team, not only reporting from the sidelines.

It didn’t quite work out in professional sports stardom for Damon, but it was an experience that taught him to say yes to opportunity, because you never know when the door may close.

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