SALT LAKE CITY — Ten years ago, 13-year-old Nate Fakahafua had a decision to make — one that would dramatically alter the course of his life.
Would he return to the gang-riddled streets of Los Angeles where he grew up, remain homeless on the streets of Salt Lake City — or knock on the door of the Orchard family?
He chose the Orchards, where he found structure, discipline, faith and family.
That one decision changed his life and put him on an unlikely path to stardom at the University of Utah and eventually the NFL.
Most Ute fans know him as Nate Orchard.