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It was a pairing that would make either the best or worst sitcom ever — the powerful NFL running back and the blind opera singer.

Of all the interesting, well-known people former Boise State running back Jay Ajayi has met in his rise to a Pro Bowler for the Miami Dolphins, it was Andrea Bocelli that was the most memorable. Ajayi met the Italian tenor at a concert in April in Miami.

“They told him who I was, he felt me and was like ‘you’re a big, muscular football player’ or something like that ... it was really cool to hear him up close,” Ajayi said.