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Staley Bides Time, Hoping His Time Will Come
The Deseret Morning News Feature Story
Dec. 12, 2003
By Brad Rock PROVO, Utah - I found him selling cell phones at a kiosk in Fashion Place Mall. Luke Staley looked fully capable of bolting around the end and flying up the sidelines, just as I remembered. But instead of 230-pound linebackers, he had only rushing shoppers to dodge. A different time, a different life. A pacing thoroughbred confined to the stable. The days when the BYU crowd would roar "Luuuuuke!" when he burst into the open are long gone. Instead of moving on to play in the NFL, he's explaining the advantages of T-Mobile cellular service. No shame in that. Not as glamorous as football, but it's honest work. But there are no cheers in the mall, only an occasional customer checking airtime rates and roaming charges. I told him I was looking for an update on what he had been doing. He laughed self-deprecatingly and glanced around the kiosk. All things considered, he'd rather be playing.
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