Allen Hurns thinks about Stoneman Douglas every time he steps on the field with the Dallas Cowboys. The former Miami Hurricane grew up about 45 minutes from Parkland and attended Carol City, so when he signed with the Cowboys in March and chose a new number, the memories of the 17 students and staff members who died in the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting weighed heavily on him.
Hurns chose to wear No. 17 and Thursday he’ll have a new way to honor the 17. When he suits up to face the New Orleans Saints on Thursday Night Football, he’ll also have the first names of the 17 who died adorned across his cleats.