A sports-related picture with strong human interest or pictorial quality that celebrates the role athletics play in the lives of athletes and fans. Examples: The joy of victory or agony of defeat, fan reaction and interaction, athlete portraits.
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Award of Excellence: Second Chance
April 24, 2010
Mike Williams hugs his mother, Mary, at their home in Buffalo, NY after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected him in the fourth round of the NFL draft on March 24, 2010. On November 1, 2009, Williams violated curfew for the second time and was let go from the Syracuse University football team, leaving his future in football uncertain. Disciplinary concerns blurred Williams' credibility as a pick in the draft where 32 teams passed on him over three rounds. "Everybody else has judgments on you," Williams said. “So let’s get one for the family.”