Leon Lett: Keeping His Word

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The Dallas Morning News reports that on Saturday, Leon Lett will earn his degree in university studies with an emphasis in sociology and history from UNLV, fulfilling a promise he made to his mother, Rachel, when he attended Emporia State.

"I was the only child in my family to not have a college degree so this is something I've promised my mom that I would do," said Lett in a statement from UNLV. "I also do a lot of public speaking in schools and I want to be a role model for these kids. I get a lot of questions about education and now I can say that I graduated from college."

Lett was a two-time Pro Bowler and was on all three of the Super Bowl teams in the 1990s. He played his last season in 2001 for Denver. When his playing career ended he was involved in the home-building business but wanted to get back into football after attending the 2008 Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala. He visited his former line coach, Andre Patterson, at UNLV and decided to get back into school.

"I ran into some of my old NFL teammates and friends who are now coaching. We started talking football and it felt really good. But I knew I needed to finish my college degree to get involved."