A Father’s Journal: NFL Combine

Posted Mar 20, 2017
Michael Switzer, father of Ryan Switzer, on what it is like to be the Dad of an NFL draft hopeful, and what his attendance at the NFL Combine, which Ryan participated in, was like. "I’m trying to just enjoy the moments. I’ll never do any of this again. He’s preparing for something that is really exclusive. We’re trying to enjoy all of that. And no matter what, I stay proud of my son." (Cover 32)

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