Getting your player ready...
Darin Weiks, a 17-year-old from Wausau, Wis., has a rare, genetic liver disease that prevented him from playing football — until Thursday night. A friend on the team suggested that Weiks, who plays on his high school’s basketball and baseball teams, be the kicker for the last game. The coaches and his parents agreed, and after three days of practice, Weiks pulled on No. 5 for the finale. Weiks made 3-of-5 extra-point attempts. “They told me that it didn’t matter if I made it or missed it,” Weiks said of his teammates. “Just that they were happy that I could be out there.”
