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Sean Chandler at home with Giants after growing up homeless

Eric from BBI : Admin : 5/25/2018 8:15 am

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If those sound like long odds, consider Chandler already has survived a childhood in and out of six different homeless shelters to reach the NFL. The family sometimes moved day-to-day, and a week's stay in one place felt long.

"The uncertainty of not knowing where your next meal is going to come from or where you are going to be at the next day," Chandler told NJ Advance Media, "is the hardest part."

'Self-made' Sean Chandler at home with Giants after growing up homeless in Camden | 'Toughest kid I ever coached' - ( New Window )

I sure

mrvax : 5/25/2018 8:27 am : link

will be rooting for him.

Great story thanks for sharing

pjcas18 : 5/25/2018 8:34 am : link

his character and background makes it easy to root for a young man like this. Hope his football instincts and work ethic are enough to counter his seeming lack of athleticism.

I will never forget bringing my kids home after work

idiotsavant : 5/25/2018 8:51 am : link

'Daddy! We got a letter on the door" (uhoh)

Or going to the bargain store for cheap blankets and breaking back in to the apartment to get out of the ten degree February wind.

But, as bad as that period was, and, being stuck with their mother, and her having BPD, I cannot imagine them having had to grow up in shelters or having to travel from one hotel shelter unit to another every so often.

There are so many stories

joeinpa : 5/25/2018 9:13 am : link

That remind me of how blessed I ve been.

Would be wonderful if he could make this team

He's competing with Adams for the final spot

Jay on the Island : 5/25/2018 9:17 am : link

He does have a decent shot of making the roster or practice squad.

Hopefully he shows enough that if he don�t make it here

eli4life : 5/25/2018 10:01 am : link

Someone picks him up

His nick name is Champ

Jeever : 5/25/2018 10:27 am : link

Because he is a champ. He goes back to his community to give back to those in a similar situation to his upbringing. I hope he makes the team and prospers.

Clearly A+

Jay in Toronto : 5/25/2018 10:40 am : link

Character honed on his response to adversity and using the resources available. No accident such young men become leaders.

He may not go further in the NFL, but his strength of character ought to take him far.

wow

Les in TO : 5/25/2018 3:34 pm : link

great story. his background makes "Rudy" look like a privileged, entitled brat in comparison! hope he makes the team or catches on somewhere - it won't be for lack of effort

RE: There are so many stories

Mike from SI : 5/25/2018 3:41 pm : link

In comment 13974849 joeinpa said:

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That remind me of how blessed I ve been.

Would be wonderful if he could make this team

So many of us are so blessed. If you are, and you can, try to help others!

He is a perfect example of Nietszche�s famous maxim

Vanzetti : 5/25/2018 6:00 pm : link

What doesn�t kill me, makes me stronger

Rooting

BigBlueinDE : 5/26/2018 8:15 am : link

for him.

His story

Doomster : 5/26/2018 12:14 pm : link

could be another Blind Side movie....