[sc:top_left_adsense300x250_1] This Mormon footballer took a break from school in order to serve on a two-year mission, going to Uruguay before returning to Brigham Young University. As the son of a sporting family, Brady Poppinga seemed destined to become a famous Mormon football player with his try-outs on the Seahawk practice squads leading to an NFL career. His brother was also a celebrity Mormon footballer, playing at BYU.

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