With their son on the verge of making a lifelong dream a reality, Kevin and Judy Nerwinski sat down with their son to have an important conversation.
Jake Nerwinski, then 22 and fresh out of college at UConn, was about to put pen to paper on his first professional contract, and his parents had one message.
“You're not just a professional soccer player, you need to use your platform to do good for the community,” his parents told him.
Since then, Nerwinski has lived by that ethos, and it’s what he cherishes most as he approaches a career milestone with 100 professional appearances with Vancouver Whitecaps FC.