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App St. linebacker thanks Watson for support during tragedy

Deshaun Watson will look across the line of scrimmage Saturday and see a familiar face, and while both players will think about football for 60 minutes, the postgame hug will be about more than sportsmanship.

ANN ARBOR, MI - AUGUST 30: Devan Stringer #11 of Appalachin State makes the tackle on running back DeVeon Smith #4 of the University of Michigan during the second half of the game at Michigan Stadium on August 30, 2014 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Wolverines defeated the Mountaineers 52-14.

Watson is good friends and a former Gainesville (GA) teammate of Appalachian St.