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Falcons’ failure helps in delivery of Dont’a Hightower’s baby

With his fiancée, Morgan Hart, in her 17th hour of labor in the delivery of their first child, New England Patriots linebacker Dont’a Hightower provided the motivational message to get Grayson Dash Hightower into the world at 8 pounds, 4 ounces on July 16.

The former Alabama All-American began chanting: “28-3.”

That was the score in Super Bowl LI when the Patriots began the biggest comeback in the history of the NFL’s championship game. New England trailed the Atlanta Falcons 28-3 with less than three minutes left in the third quarter but rallied for a 34-28 victory in overtime on Feb.