FRISCO, Texas -- Before Leighton Vander Esch can run in the Dallas Cowboys’ defense, the coaches want to make sure he can walk.
They might want to listen to Vander Esch’s father, Darwin. His son seems to be a quick learner.
“He went from crawling to walking to running and not falling down in two weeks’ time,” Darwin said. “And that is not an exaggeration.”
He could not remember exactly how old Leighton was -- “maybe a year,” he said -- but when Leighton saw his three older sisters run out the back door of the house one day, he quickly followed.