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From rehab to the Super Bowl, the unlikely story of Anthony Hargrove Story Highlights
Anthony Hargrove spent much of his childhood moving around, and in foster care
He was suspended by the NFL for drug use for the entire 2008 season
When he was reinstated, only one team gave him a second chance: the Saints

One year after being suspended for drug use, Anthony Hargrove has cleaned up his act, and next will compete in the Super Bowl.
AP


NEW ORLEANS -- Saints defensive tackle Anthony Hargrove keeps the reinstatement letter hanging from his locker, so when he dresses for practice each afternoon, the commissioner's signature hovers just above his right shoulder. "I see it," Hargrove said, "even when I'm not looking." The letter reminds him of the drug tests he failed, sure, and the 13 months he spent in rehab, of course. It reminds him of the friends he made in AA, the confessionals he sent to every team in the league, and the cab rides he hitched to training camp once a GM finally gave him a call. But more than that, the letter is a symbol of his whole unfathomable odyssey, from an apartment building in Brooklyn that burned down when he was 5 all the way to the Super Bowl in Miami.



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breesfan27

I watched his Super Bowl Journey story on NFL Network.

It was a very touching story.

So glad he overcame his demons and signed with the team. He's been a very efficent part of our dominant defense.