Devontae Booker sat right outside of the hospital room door with his legs shaking, hands sweaty and heart pounding. He was overwhelmed with an anticipation that was far greater than he experiences when going head-to-head with a 250-pound linebacker on fourth-and-goal.
Inside the room, Booker’s first-born son, Daeshon, was making his grand entrance to the world. On first sight, it was like he saw a clone. He couldn’t speak. His heart sunk, his eyes softened and he experienced a feeling he never felt before.
“Ever since he was born, he just changed my whole life,” Booker said of his now 3-year-old.