OXNARD, Calif. -- Leighton Vander Esch has never attended an NFL game.
As he was growing up in Riggins, Idaho, the Seattle Seahawks were the closest team, 11 hours away. Seattle linebacker Bobby Wagner was his favorite player, but he never got to see him anywhere but on television.
On Thursday, Vander Esch will be able to see his first NFL game. Oh, and he’ll play in it, too, when the Dallas Cowboys take on the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium.